Agriculture
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362Kenya reconsidering GMO crop ban to support food security
NAIROBI – Kenya is reconsidering its 2012 import ban on genetically modified maize as more than 1 million of its citizens require...
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561Japan ambassador Kameda tips Ugandan farmers on new farming techniques
MAKERERE – The Ambassador of Japan to Uganda H.E. Kazuaki Kameda has advised Ugandan farmers to adopt new techniques of farming so...
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559Makerere don Dr. Fungo helps Ethiopia to develop nutrition training manual
KAMPALA – Makerere University lecturer Dr. Robert Fungo has received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Ethiopian Government through the Federal Minister...
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531American firm plans to grow marijuana in Kenya
NAIROBI – As efforts to legalise the growing and use of marijuana worldwide continue, a New York-based company is already claiming to...
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683Researchers developing drought-resistant oil seeds
SERERE – National Agricultural Research Institutions are breeding high quality “climate-smart oilseed varieties” that mature quickly, can resist drought, and are...
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491Not beaten! China vows to continue supporting its agriculture as US wins WTO ruling on grains
GENEVA/BEIJING – The United States won a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on China’s price support for grains. According to Reuters, a...
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781Farmers to get 1,000 motorcycles, 230 vehicles in govt mechanization drive
WAKISO – The Ministry of Agriculture has concluded preparations for the commissioning of Earth-Moving Equipment, 1061 motorcycles and 126 vehicles for agricultural...
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1.1KHeavy rains: FAO warns on Desert Locust outbreak in northeast Africa, Saudi Arabia
ROME – A recent surge in Desert Locust populations due heavy rains and cyclones has caused an outbreak in Sudan, Eritrea, and...
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743Govt urged to prioritize commercialization of roots and tubers in national agricultural development strategies
Kampala- The government has been urged to prioritize efforts to support smallholder farmers to transition out of subsistence farming, by placing the commercialization...
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700UN Habitant calls for proposals on improving tenure security of smallholder farmers in Uganda
KIGEZI – In its bid to implement a project in Uganda to improve land and natural resources tenure security for rural poor smallholder...
