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World Bank injects Shs 11bln for piped water project in Adjumani district
ADJUMANI, March 7, 2025 –– Adjumani district is set to benefit from a significant water infrastructure investment. The World Bank, through the Ministry of Water and Environment, has allocated Shs 11 billion…
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MPs urge gov’t to review co-funding for major irrigation programme
KAMPALA, February 14, 2025 – Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee have described the 25 percent co-funding requirement for farmers to access the Micro-Scale Irrigation Programme as unrealistic and unaffordable for…
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Solar-powered irrigation brings hope to refugees and host communities in West Nile
\ARUA CITY, February 3, 2025 – In the refugee-hosting districts of West Nile, solar-powered irrigation is transforming agriculture, bringing renewed hope to both refugees and their host communities. As the region contends…
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Farmers urge gov’t to lower cost of equipment sold under Micro Scale Irrigation Programme
GULU, January, 242025 – Several farmers in Gulu district have appealed to the government to reduce the cost of equipment sold under the Micro Scale Irrigation Programme, a government initiative aimed at…
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Two modern facilities to improve service delivery at Mbarara Hospital under construction
MBRARA CITY, January 22, 2025 – Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital [MRRH] is set to significantly enhance its service delivery with the completion of a new 100-bed facility dedicated to neonatal intensive care…
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New weather station to help Nebbi farmers mitigate effects of climate change
NEBBI, December 18, 2024 — In a bid to combat the effects of climate change, government has decided to install a weather forecasting station in Nebbi district to provide farmers with real-time…
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GROW project to benefit 1.6mln women indirectly, says minister Amongi
KAMPALA, November 10, 2024 – The Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises [GROW] will benefit 1.6 million women indirectly, the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development MGLSD], Betty Amongi…
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Govt procures motorcycles for GROW project implementation
KAMPALA, November 6, 2024 – Government has provided 146 motorbikes to cities and districts nationwide to support the implementation of the World Bank-funded Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises […
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Ninth Africa Energy Market Place held in Dar es Salaam ahead of key Africa Heads of State Energy Summit
DAR ES SALAAM, October 25, 2024 — Further to an April 2024 pledge by the Presidents of the African Development Bank and the World Bank to bring electricity access to 300 million…
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Construction of Shs 3.3bln seed school stalls in Masindi district
MASINDI, October 7, 2024 — Residents of Kijunjubwa Town Council in Masindi district are frustrated after CMD Investments Limited, the contractor hired to build Kijunjubwa Seed School, failed to deliver the project…
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