Agriculture
Agriculture
UNCDF, Ministry of ICT launch digital agriculture platform to alleviate challenges faced by farmers in rural communities
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) together with the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology and National Guidance have...
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#OutToLunch: Get rich by growing food within 120km of Kampala
By Denis Jjuuko Last week we predicted that most parts of greater Kampala will be urban in 30 years. Before...
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Meet Paul Ntale; An innovative youth helping farmers to add value to their agricultural products
Paul Ntale is the founder of an organization-GO FARMING UGANDA which was initiated to support farmers both technically and practically,and...
Read moreMuseveni puts a smile on farmers’ faces as he okays maize exportation to Zimbabwe
President Museveni has given a nod to the export of Maize to Zimbabwe. While speaking to the Zimbabwean delegation at...
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Agriculture Ministry officials frustrating horticulture-Farmers and exporters complain
Farmers and exporters of fruits and vegetables want the Ministries of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, and that of Trade,...
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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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