Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | In a bid to enhance agricultural productivity in Uganda’s Karamoja region, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), introduced a mechanization initiative aimed at transforming …
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Gov’t Tractor Hire Scheme Frustrates Farmers, Leaders in Karamoja Nabilatuk, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the tractors procured by the government to boost mechanized agriculture in the Karamoja sub-region are grounded. In April 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture launched a tractor hire scheme in the Nabilatuk district to support …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-three handheld tractors donated to Pader District by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) are lying idle because of missing essential parts crucial for farming tasks. The tractors donated last year were intended to modernize farming but now lie idle, sparking frustration …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ahead of the start of one of Uganda’s most ambitious agricultural interventions — the climate smart project UCSATP — Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Frank Tumwebaze has warned against misuse of government tractors, milk coolers and maize mills. “It has come to our attention …
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Madi Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twelve hand-held walking tractors are currently idle in Madi Okollo district due to the lack of disc ploughs. These single-axle 16-horsepower (HP) tractors were donated by the Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) last year to scale up …
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Alebtong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alebtong District Local government has received 18 additional tractors under a government initiative to transit from subsistence to commercial farming. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries, and Fisheries launched the distribution of hand-held tractors and other agricultural implements in the district in November, last year …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An agricultural cooperative in Northern Uganda has drawn plans to set up agricultural mechanization hubs in a move aimed at bringing closer mechanization services for smallholder farmers in the region. While Northern Uganda is considered blessed with fertile arable land, access to mechanized equipment …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has donated 13 tractors and over 150 hand-held tractors and other agricultural implements to the West Nile sub region. The tractors are among the 326 hand-held single axle 16 HorsePower (HP) …
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Nabilatuk , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nabilatuk district is yet to give out tractors for hire to other districts in the region due to overwhelming demand by farmers. In April 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries launched a tractor hire scheme in Nabilatuk district to support farmers in …
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Nabilatuk, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Nabilatuk District have raised a concern about the high costs of hiring government tractors. Early this month, the Agriculture Ministry flagged the tractor-hire scheme in an effort to address the hunger crisis in the region. The leaders and the district’s technical officers …
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