Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Dairy Development Authority-DDA South Western Regional office has recorded over 20 cases of illegal centrifugation, which is commonly used to separate cream from milk. These cases have been reported in Kiruhura, Isingiro, Kazo, and Ibanda districts. Dr. Moses Ahimbisibwe, the Regional Manager, explains …
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SNV supported cooperative diversifies into yoghurt processing Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Netherlands Embassy’s drive to improve Uganda’s dairy sector registered another major success when Abesigana Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society in Mbarara started processing pro-biotic yoghurt on commercial scale in July. The Cooperative constructed its mini processing plant …
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Kampala, Uganda | DORAH EGUNYU | Up to eight million children attend primary school in Uganda according to the Uganda National Planning Authority Report of 2017. Of these, 5.2 million (66%) attend school on empty stomachs. Children leave home very early and often with no breakfast and study all day …
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