Agriculture
Agriculture
Stop locusts in East Africa now or pay much more to help people later – WFP boss
It will be vastly more cost-effective to support the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to tackle...
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African coffee industry awards Buganda kingdom’s deputy premier Nsibirwa with highest honors
Today at the opening of the 18th African Fine Coffees Conference & Exhibition at Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort Hotel in...
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What exactly are we fighting since there is no single locust in the country – Nambooze
Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament, Betty Nambooze has decried the unprecedented wastage of money by the government in the pretext...
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Locust invasion: Locals in Karamoja stone locusts in a bid to scare them off
Locals in the Karamoja sub region have resorted to stoning locusts in a bid to protect their crops from destruction....
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Locust infestation in East Africa: Germany offers emergency aid
BERLIN, Germany, February 5, 2020/ -- The worst locust infestation in decades is currently destroying crops and pastureland in the...
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Why put so many restrictions on out-growers! Social media reacts on gov’t move to license marijuana growing companies in Uganda
The government of Uganda through the Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed drafting of 15 stringent guidelines that will be...
Read moreFAO appeals for urgent support to fight worsening Desert Locust upsurge in the Horn of Africa
ROME, Italy, January 30, 2020 -- Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General QU Dongyu said today the Desert Locust upsurge...
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Museveni advises farmers on refining sugar for industrial use
President Yoweri Museveni has called on farmers in Uganda to strive towards the processing of agro products to their finer...
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Jinja Fish Festival: Sustainable Fisheries improving women and youths livelihood
Uganda is the youngest (16yrs) and 3rd most rapid growing population in the world (74m by 2040). Ensuring adequate employment...
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Machine Exhibition to address technology gaps in Uganda’s small, medium enterprises
In a recent research by Agribusiness Alliance, Uganda is still grappling with technology gaps in agricultural activities such as land...
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