Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heightened security surveillance on the shores of Lake Albert in the Bunyoro region, which shares a porous border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The move follows terror alerts which were followed by two explosions in Komamboga, a suburb of Kampala and on …
Read More »Minister wants district land boards probed for fuelling land grabbing in Bunyoro
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Lands, Mario Obiga Kania wants all the district land boards in the Bunyoro sub-region probed for alleged corruption. The minister who is currently in Bunyoro on a working visit says that he has established that several officials in the various land …
Read More »Reopening of livestock markets excites Bunyoro cattle farmers
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is excitement among livestock farmers in Bunyoro sub-region following the reopening of cattle markets. In June this year, while announcing the second nationwide lockdown, President Yoweri Museveni closed livestock markets across the country as part of the measures to contain the second wave of …
Read More »Bunyoro farmers ask gov’t to reopen livestock markets
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Livestock farmers in Bunyoro sub-region have asked the government to reopen livestock markets. In June, President Yoweri Museveni closed livestock markets across the country as part of the measures to curtail the spread of Covid-19. According to the President, the livestock markets attract people from …
Read More »Drought kills over 200 cows in Bunyoro
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 200 cows have died in Bunyoro sub-region between April and August this year due to shortage of water and pasture resulting from drought. Livestock farmers in Buliisa, Hoima, Kagadi, Kiryandongo and Kikuube districts have been struggling to look for pasture and water for …
Read More »Gov’t to pay Bunyoro tobacco farmers
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has said that compensation of the more than 1,000 tobacco farmers in Bunyoro sub-region who had been denied payment since 2017 by private companies is expected to start in two weeks. The Minister of State for Industry, David Bahati, blamed the delay in payments to …
Read More »Cattle farmers in Bunyoro struggle for pasture, water
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cattle farmers in Bunyoro sub-region are struggling to look for pasture and water for their animals following the dry spell that has hit the area for the past three months. The most affected farmers are from the districts of Buliisa, Hoima, Kiryandongo, Masindi and …
Read More »New partnership to boost farmers capacity to supply oil and gas sector
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic business incubator, an entity that provides business development services for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), has entered into an arrangement to boost the capacity of farmers in the Bunyoro region to adequately supply food in the oil and gas sector. This will form part …
Read More »Fish prices skyrocket in Bunyoro sub region
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The price of fish has almost doubled in most markets in the Bunyoro sub region over the last four months. According to a survey conducted by Uganda Radio Network (URN) in Buliisa, Masindi, Hoima, Kikuube and Kagadi, the prices of fish in the markets have skyrocketed. …
Read More »Cattle thefts worry Bunyoro farmers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cattle farmers in the Bunyoro sub region have raised concern about the surge in livestock thefts in the region. The most affected districts are Hoima, Buliisa, Kikuube, Masindi and Kiryandongo. Statistics from the Albertine region police headquarters indicate that over 100 cases of cattle thefts …
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