Stories :: Category: Agriculture :: Accepted date: February 2019

Updated: 17 Feb, 23:2423:24

• Gen Saleh Roots for Partnership with Kasese Diocese

  17 Feb 2019, 13:53 Comments 282 Views Kasese, Uganda Agriculture Report

  Gen Saleh has pitched camp in Kasese district for about three months now and has, among other things, seen the approval of a 119 billion Shillings investment plan by Kasese district council to be financed under the Agri-led project. But, he says that he has not been in a position to get good contact with the ordinary people, who form part of the population that depends on subsistence farming.

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  Kule Jerome Bitswande

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• Staff Shortage Cripples Services at Wakiso Zonal Land Office

  17 Feb 2019, 13:09 Comments 187 Views Wakiso, Uganda Agriculture Media Misc Report

  One of the staff at the office who preferred anonymity to be able to speak freely about the matter says that the production rates dropped after the operation by the State House Anti-corruption Monitoring Unit. The staff member says that a number of their colleagues were transferred, others willingly quit and the new appointees have also not turned up.

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  Christopher Kisekka

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• Banana Bacterial Wilt Devastates Kabale District

  16 Feb 2019, 14:26 Comments 257 Views Kabale, Uganda Agriculture Report

  Banana Bacteria Wilt disease, locally known as Kiwotoka, is mostly observed on plants after the maiden sucker stage. It is characterized by purse-like liquid, yellowing, wilting which starts with the leaves, and ripening of premature bananas. The destructive wilt has the capacity to wipe the plantation by over 90 percent.

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  Samuel Amanya

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• Quarantine Imposed After African Swine Fever Outbreak in Oyam

  15 Feb 2019, 19:22 Comments 534 Views Oyam, Uganda Agriculture Report

  Dr Tom Ogwal, the Oyam District Veterinary Officer said they banned the sale of pig products including imposing quarantine to avoid further spread of the disease to other areas.

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• Rubaare Town Council Struggling to Dispose Unclaimed Bodies

  10 Feb 2019, 09:39 Comments 338 Views Mbarara, Uganda Agriculture Analysis

  Peace Kaconco, the LC V Councilor of Rubaare town council, says the problem of unclaimed bodies is a serious challenge for the town council and Rubaare Health Centre IV management. She however, says the town council lacks resources to secure burial grounds.

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  Anthony Kushaba

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• Agriculture Minister Pleads With Buvuma Residents to Embrace Palm Oil Project

  10 Feb 2019, 07:59 Comments 395 Views Buvuma, Uganda Agriculture Report

  Robert Migadde, the Buvuma County Member of Parliament expressed concern about the delayed compensation of some of the Project Affected Persons-PAPs.

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• Hungarians, Chinese Set to Open Up Fish Projects in Katonga, Lwera

  9 Feb 2019, 10:02 Comments 313 Views Mpigi, Uganda Agriculture Business and finance East Africa Analysis

  Dr. Rukunya says the two projects are part of governments efforts to improve the livelihood of fishing communities around Lake Victoria and other water bodies.

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  Christopher Kisekka

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• FAO, MAAIF Prepare Against Tilapia Lake Virus Threat Top story

  9 Feb 2019, 08:32 Comments 413 Views Mpigi, Uganda Agriculture East Africa Report

  Rukunya says the Agriculture Ministry and FAO have embarked on strengthening research laboratories at the Fisheries Institute and Makerere University with the necessary equipment and train technical persons in bio-security matters.

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  Christopher Kisekka

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• NUSAF III, Resilience Projects On The Spot In Amudat

  8 Feb 2019, 13:12 Comments 328 Views Amudat, Uganda Agriculture Politics Report

  Wilson Lopongo, the Amudat Town Council chairperson says a number of activities have been affected by the managers of the projects due to political influence from executive members of council. Citing Kamukon road works and tree project under NUSAF 3, Lopongo revealed that more than UGX 50 Million has not reached the beneficiaries yet it was withdrawn from the account early in January.

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  Edward Eninu

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• Kabarole Farmers Reject OWC Heifers

  7 Feb 2019, 19:03 Comments 298 Views Kabarole, Uganda Agriculture Report

  Sam Musana, of Rwengaju Model Parish Farmers Association, rallied other farmers to reject the heifers on grounds that they were procured without their knowledge and are substandard.

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• Heavy Rains Destroy Houses, Crops in Kasese

  7 Feb 2019, 10:38 Comments 278 Views Kasese, Uganda Agriculture Editorial

  Drum Yokoniya, says that his house was struck by a tree which was a few metres away from his home. His wife and two of his children sustained minor injuries as they rushed to vacate the house when the incident happened.

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  Kule Jerome Bitswande

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• Kalangala Officials Attribute Inactive Fish Plants on Illegal Fishing, High Power Tarriffs

  6 Feb 2019, 14:18 Comments 382 Views Kalangala, Uganda Agriculture Business and finance Report

  Hussein Kato, a fisherman at Kisaba landing site, says they expected to use the fish handling facilities to improve the quality from the area.

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  Lubulwa Henry

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• Prolonged Drought Affects Water Supply in Mbale

  5 Feb 2019, 15:53 Comments 220 Views Mbale, Uganda Agriculture Updates

  According to Namusiro, she lost customers when rumors started doing rounds around town that they are using unsafe water to prepare food.

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• Suppliers Stuck With Coffee Seedlings

  5 Feb 2019, 14:15 Comments 289 Views Luweero, Uganda Agriculture Business and finance Breaking news

  Moses Bukenya, a farmer in Wobulenzi town council questions why the district is still sourcing coffee seedlings from suppliers in Wakiso district yet they can produce enough. He says blocking UCDA from buying more than two million coffee seedlings will plunge them into poverty.

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  Brian Luwaga

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• High Cost of Chicken Feed Worries Farmers

  4 Feb 2019, 07:45 Comments 550 Views Mbarara, Uganda Agriculture Updates

  Robert Kabatereine, the Chairperson Mbarara Network of Farmers Voice Limited, says the high prices of chicken feeds have hit the farmers hard.

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  Anthony Kushaba

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• Hoima Farmers Conned UGX 9 million in Fake Tobacco Growing Deal

  1 Feb 2019, 10:41 Comments 366 Views Hoima, Uganda Agriculture Analysis

  The farmers were conned by a group disguising itself as a team from Neutral Tobacco Company, a new entity that had gone to the area to register farmers. Each of the farmers was required to pay a registration fee of 30,000 Shillings, in expectation of a startup of 500,000 Shillings from the company.

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  Okello Emmanuel

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