Tag: Oil palm

Museveni visits two model farmers in Kalangala, advises Ugandans to emulate them to fight poverty

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday afternoon, visited two model farmers in Kalangala…

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“Add dairy and poultry farming to oil palm growing to create more wealth” – President Museveni tips Kalangala residents

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has requested the people of Kalangala District to…

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Buvuma oil palm growers decry criteria used to distribute farm inputs 

Oil palm growers in Buvuma district have raised concerns about the criterion…

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DENIS JJUUKO: High soap prices call for a shift to oil palm growing

Scarcity is the mother of ingenuity; we have always been told. When…

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Christmas comes early for oil palm farmers in Kalangala

Christmas has come early for farmers in Kalangala with a kilogramme of…

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Government supporting oil palm farmers in Kalangala in pest and disease control

Smallholder oil palm farmers in Kalangala have been faced with a challenge…

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Out to Lunch: Oil palm expansion would ensure predictable incomes for farmers

By Denis Jjuuko While on a trip from Kalangala sometime back, I…

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National Oil Palm Project transforming livelihoods in Kalangala

By Sierra Ruth Arinaitwe The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of…

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Buvuma slowly turning into economic hub as Museveni, RDC step up to develop district

Buvuma main island is slowly turning into an economic hub as a…

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Q&A: National Oil Palm Project is protecting the environment 

About 17 years ago, Uganda introduced the Vegetable Oil Development Project (VODP)…

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