Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has recommended that the National Forestry Authority (NFA) is allocated an additional Shs4 billion in the next financial year for provision of tree seedlings. According to the Committee Chairperson, Emmanuel Otaala, the money will cover a funding …
Read More »Environment ministry and Buganda kingdom sign MOU to conserve natural resources
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The kingdom of Buganda is to plant 20 million tree seedlings all over the kingdom after signing a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Water and Environment as a way of conserving the environment. The signing of the MoU was witnessed by the Katikkiro …
Read More »Lira ghetto youths find hope in selling tree seedlings
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of youths in Lira city are telling a success story of abandoning the streets to earn from a newfound passion for growing and selling tree seedlings. The group which comprises of mostly street children aged between 4 and 13 ventured into the business …
Read More »NFA stuck with 70,000 tree seedlings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forestry Authority- NFA Gulu branch is stuck with seventy thousand trees and fruit seedlings. The seedlings include mahogany, eucalyptus, giant lira, Africana afzelia, pawpaw, guava, oranges and mangoes. They were donated to NFA Gulu branch in October last year by the United …
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