Agriculture
Agriculture
Minister Ssempijja flags off pesticides for spraying caterpillars in Kayunga, Luweero
Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja (R), the Agriculture minister speaks to the press as he sees off pesticides...
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Agriculture ministry starts demolishing another floating island on Lake Victoria
Ministry of Agriculture starts demolishing floating Island at Port Bell on lake Victoria (PHOTO/File) KAMPALA —...
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COVID-19 CRISIS: Covid-19 could drive 265m people to starvation, WFP warns
Arif Husain, a Senior Economist at World Food Programme warned on the expected effects of Coronavirus...
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COVID -19 CRISIS: World leaders task WFP to lead COVID-19 fight in Africa
The vast majority of the 97 million people to whom WFP provides food assistance live in...
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COVID-19 CRISIS: UN launches agricultural fund to prevent food crisis in wake of COVID-19
IFAD’s new multi-donor fund, the COVID-19 Rural Poor Stimulus Facility, will mitigate the effects of the...
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Govt gives UGX12b to 64 farmer groups to boost post harvest handling, value addition
Mr Pius Wakabi Kasajja, the Agriculture Ministry permanent secretary (PHOTO/File). KAMPALA - The Ministry of Agriculture,...
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Govt to set up small-scale irrigation systems for coffee farmers countrywide
Government has revealed plans to resort to irrigation as climate becomes more unpredictable (PHOTO/Courtesy). KAMPALA -...
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COVID-19 CRISIS: FAO commits to safeguarding food security amid coronavirus lockdown
Screengrab of the FAO-AU Ministerial (virtual) Meeting on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security in...
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COVID-19 CRISIS: African farmers face difficult times ahead as they lose export market access
Farming is the biggest income-generating sector in Africa (PHOTO/Courtesy). NAIROBI – Millions of family farmers across...
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Work on UGX40b Kalangala fish farming project starts
Kalangala fish farming project (PHOTO/Courtesy). KALANGALA - The Minister of State for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa has...
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