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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The poor road network in Kithoulu Sub County, Kasese District has raised concern among farmers and local leaders. The mountainous area is largely known for producing coffee, passion fruits and timber. The most affected route connects Kitholu to Kiraro parish with the latter hosting a …
Read More »Cocoa farmers, experts demand establishment of independent authority
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cocoa farmers and experts in Kasese District are demanding the establishment of an independent authority to oversee crop production. They reason that the absence of such a body has affected their production and quality of Cocoa, which has affected the visibility of Uganda’s Cocoa on …
Read More »Farmers in Acholi raise concern over dilapidated produce stores
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in the Acholi sub-region have raised concern over the sorry state of produce stores built by the government during the Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA rebels post conflict. Several stores across the eight districts in the region are non-functional or their roofs were blown out by violent …
Read More »Lack of data on cocoa production hurting Ugandan farmers – Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of data is the key setback in cocoa production and marketing in Uganda. Emmanuel Lubega, the Uganda-South Sudan national coordinator at the East African Business Council-EABC, argues that even when hundreds of farmers are involved in cocoa-growing, the country lacks accurate production data to attract …
Read More »Kabale RDC notifies wetland encroachers to resist NEMA and police evictions
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale Resident District Commissioner Darius Nandinda has told people farming in the wetlands to resist any attempts to evict them by National Environment Management Authority-NEMA and Water ministry officials supported by the environmental police until the district authorities are satisfied the exercise is going to be …
Read More »Karimojong farmers demand tractors from agriculture minister
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries-MAAIF will provide farm tools such as tractors and drying equipment to serious farmers in Karamoja, Minister Vincent Ssempijja has revealed. He was speaking during the launch of phase two of Karamoja feeds program on Friday, which is jointly being …
Read More »Rwengaju sub county model farmers shun milk cooler
Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The milk cooler in Rwengaju Model Sub County in Kabarole district is operating way below capacity after it was shunned by farmers. The cooler, which is located in Kidubuli village, was donated to the farmers by National Agricultural Advisory Services – Naads in 2020 after farmers …
Read More »Brisk tomato business amidst scarcity in Busia
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders in Busia district are in profitable tomato business due to high demand amidst tomatoes scarcity. The price for a full box of tomatoes has hiked from 200,000 shillings to 400,000 shillings, while a full basin of tomatoes is currently at 60,000 shillings from previous price of …
Read More »More than 100 farmers face eviction from rented farm land
Farmers in Bunyangabu district are facing eviction due to family bickering on the rightful owner of the land Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 farmers renting land belonging to Andrew Bazalirwaki, a resident of Kakinga town council in Bunyangabu district are facing eviction by his son, John Kiiza, who …
Read More »Foot and mouth quarantine, drought push milk prices up
Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Drought and the outbreak of foot and mouth disease have led to a sharp rise in the prices of milk. In the districts of Isingiro, Sembabule, Kazo and Kiruhura, farmers have seen their incomes plummet as they have nowhere to sell the milk. Many are …
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