Agriculture
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224Over 30,000 farmers to benefit from Shs780b oil palm project
KAMPALA – Over 30,800 vulnerable rural households in Uganda will benefit from a US$210.4 million project that aims to sustainably increase rural...
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174Kabale tea farmers, NAADS clash over Shs50b debt
KABALE- Over 700 tea nursery bed operators in Kabale district have threatened to drag the National Agriculture and Advisory Services (NAADS) to...
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313Kiruhura dairy farmers decry declining milk prices ask Gov’t to intervene
KIRUHURA – Dairy farmers in Kiruhura district are counting loses as milk prices continue to decline. The farmers claim milk prices have...
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345Poor farming methods waning away Mt Elgon fertility
BULAMBULI-Mr Ezekiel Gibuzale, 69, a traditional farmer in Buginyanya stood still in his garden, looked at the few scattered crops in his...
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271Insects to be used for animal feeds in order to mitigate climate change
KAMPALA – As climate change threatens natural resources like fodder for feeding cattle, a principal scientist has said insects could be the...
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243Works on Shs75b valley dam project kick off
KAMPALA – Contracts to kick-start the construction of valley dams, valley tanks and livestock markets in the districts of Amudat, Abim, Amuria,...
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432Govt earmarks Shs3.7 billion to fight fake seeds on market
ENTEBBE – The Ministry of Agriculture has entered into a $1 million (about Shs3.7bn) partnership with the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)...
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415Uganda National Farmers Federation to supply seed
KAMPALA- Farmers under the Uganda National Farmers Federation (UNFFE) are to get quality seed from the National Agriculture Research Organization (NARO). The...
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632Why Makerere’s partnership with UIRI to redeem Uganda’s potato farmers
KABALE- Makerere University early this month entered a partnership with Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) to help potato growing communities boost their...
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646India extends Shs20 billion to Uganda for purchasing agriculture equipment
KAMPALA – The Export-Import (Exim) Bank of India has extended $5million (Shs20billion) to the Uganda government for importation of agro-processing equipment from...
