Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ntungamo District Commercial Officer Seth Niwagaba and the Kibatsi Sub-County Community Development Officer Isaac Arinaitwe have been arrested on allegations of creating ghost Saccos to benefit from the Parish Development Model Funds. The suspects were arrested on the orders of the Deputy National Co-ordinator of …
Read More »Cotton farmers decry fluctuating prices
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 60,000 cotton farmers in Acholi who were enticed by last season’s price are crying foul over the drastic fall in price. In September 2021, the Cotton Development Organization-CDO set the indicative price of a kilogram of cotton at Shillings 2,000 ,to help regulate its …
Read More »East Acholi: Over 80,000 households expected to grow cotton this season
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 80,000 households in East Acholi are expected to plant cotton this season, following the attractive price set last season. In September 2021, the Cotton Development Organization (CDO) announced the indicative price of a kilogram of cotton at 2,000 Shillings to help regulate its …
Read More »New cotton price excites farmers in Acholi sub region
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cotton farmers in the Acholi sub-region are excited with the new price of cotton that has hit 2,000 Shillings. Recently, the Cotton Development Organization-CDO announced an indicative price of shillings 2,000 for a kilogram of cotton. The indicative price helps to regulate the price at …
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