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Sebei farmers switch to barley growing to boost profits

Sebei farmers switch to barley growing to boost profits

Farmers in Sebei Sub-region are switching to barley growing in search of better profits. Some of the farmers have since abandoned Irish potatoes for barley growing, which is a raw material in beer making. They farmers say the cereal is profitable and that it matures within a short time.

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Hon. Muheesi Praises Development Efforts in Kazo, Emphasizes Shift to Money Economy

Hon. Muheesi Praises Development Efforts in Kazo, Emphasizes Shift to Money Economy

Kazo District is experiencing a transformative period as efforts to uplift its people from a subsistence economy to a money economy gain momentum. In her latest statement, Hon. Jennifer Muheesi highlighted key initiatives aimed at improving livelihoods, with a special focus on coffee farming

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Inside proposal to revive tea farming

Inside proposal to revive tea farming

Tea farmers across Uganda are facing a looming crisis, with several processing factories on the brink of closure. This is on account of the low prices of the crop, which has forced some of the tea farmers to uproot the trees in favour of the more lucrative coffee growing and other ventur

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What's behind the war that has driven Sudan to famine?

What's behind the war that has driven Sudan to famine?

A conflict in Sudan that erupted in April 2023 has unleashed waves of ethnic violence, created the world's largest internal displacement crisis, and pushed at least one area in Darfur into famine. WHAT TRIGGERED THE VIOLENCE? Tensions had been building for months before fighting betw

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Retired civil servant gives hope, education to children with hearing impairment

Retired civil servant gives hope, education to children with hearing impairment

Many children with hearing impairment in villages across Bukedi Sub-region face significant challenges in accessing education. In response to this need, 70-year-old Sam Kateu, a retired civil servant who once worked as a procurement officer at the Ministry of Works, established Kavule Pa

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Sewerage Overflow Threatens Health and Livelihoods in Kisoro

Sewerage Overflow Threatens Health and Livelihoods in Kisoro

Village health teams (VHT) from Kisoro Municipality are raising concerns about the overflowing Kamonyi sewerage into neighboring gardens in Karumena village, Kamonyi ward, Kisoro Municipality. This environmental hazard has significantly hindered the farming sector in the area. During a recent

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How EU rule will change coffee sector

How EU rule will change coffee sector

The blanket regulation by European Union (EU) compelling farmers to prove that they did not contribute to deforestation before growing the produce has a massive potential to disenfranchise the entire coffee sector value chain with the smallholder farmers—who are the majority producers, bea

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Govt fronts macadamia for poverty alleviation in Busoga

Govt fronts macadamia for poverty alleviation in Busoga

Government has partnered with One Acre Fund (OAF) to front macadamia nuts to farmers as part of poverty alleviation strategies in Busoga Sub-region. Jinja District Production Officer Dr Tom Kasadha says government set aside three strategic commercial crops including Hass avocado, macadam

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Minister Lokeris Warns Karamoja Against Unnecessary Sale of Land

Minister Lokeris Warns Karamoja Against Unnecessary Sale of Land

The Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Mr. Peter Lokeris Aimat, has warned locals in Karamoja to desist from selling land, adding that the land belongs to the people of Karamoja but not to an individual. Mr. Lokeris was speaking on Sunday during a community dialogue to bless the opening of the Ka

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EU deforestation regulation a game changer for global trade, environment

EU deforestation regulation a game changer for global trade, environment

Addressing deforestation has become critical in a world grappling with climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem collapse. The European Union (EU) has responded to this challenge with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), an ambitious policy designed to curb global defor

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