The trained team is expected to diagnose, treat and report any suspicious animal illness to the district to enable timely intervention by the government. They are also charged with the responsibility of ensuring that no dead animal is eaten in the villages without clearance from the veterinary department.
Read more ...Cedric Merel, the EU Head of Delegation in Uganda said selected local governments will be assisted in the implementation of their respective local economic development plan LED as well as climate-smart agriculture CSA amongst smallholder farmers to help mitigate climate change.
Read more ...The district has 300 vanilla growers with the capacity of producing 6-tons of vanilla every season, according to retired Gen Alex Baguma, the chairman of vanilla growers in Ntoroko district. But Baguma says they have lost 5.9 tons of vanilla to thieves in the season between January and June 15, 2018.
Read more ...80 percent of the farmers in Uganda are engaged in both subsistence and commercial agriculture. However, the sector only contributes to 46 percent of export earnings mainly because very few of the farmers know where and how to market their produce.
Read more ...Henry Baguma, the Sembabule Resident District Commissioner confirms that Muhumuza was arrested together the District CIID officer Geoffrey Nimanya, with whom they had connived to frustrate local investigations into the matter.
Read more ...The fans say their support is affluent in management of professional modern day footballing calling for stringent measures in controlling fans hooliganism motivated by violence like it happened between Teso against Bagisu. They want technical officials to be open to constructive criticism and notable conflict of interest to address technical errors that may cost teams that are considered underdogs
Read more ...Dr. Okino says they suspect the disease to have been caused by uncontrolled movement of cattle especially from the neighboring Turkana animals.
Read more ...While distributing 78 heifers to different youth groups on Tuesday, Peter Debele, the RDC Arua said that they have received reports that most youths have sold off the cows for a quick profit.
Read more ...Martin Ojara Mapenduzi, the Gulu district LCV Chairperson says the taskforce should steer clear of corruption if it is to succeed in arresting the destruction of tropical rain forests in the region.
Read more ...The residents mainly from the parishes of Alolololo, Ocokober, and Oculukori were affected by floods which destroyed several gardens of cassava, sweet potatoes, beans and maize.
Read more ...The report observes that a one-shot stimuli to growth in the last decade could have helped Ugandan agriculture and promoted significant poverty alleviation, but likely will not be able to provide the same level of continued stimulus for new growth.
Read more ...According to the Commissioner for Customs, Dickson Kateshumbwa, the heavy import duties are aimed at promoting local manufacturers, including those in the East African Community.
Read more ...The Pader District Agriculture Officer, Peter Odongkara has confirmed receiving reports about the army worm invasion and floods from different sub counties. He however, says they are yet to determine the extent of the damage caused.
Read more ...In 2014, the same Sub County experienced torrential rains between August and September which harshly affected the parishes of Angetta, Oculukori, Alolo-lolo, Angetta and Omararii.
Read more ...Over the next three years, the district hopes to receive 1.4 billion Shillings for the construction works. District Chairman Sam Kigula says that up to 100 acres of land have been identified in Naitondo village in Wabinyonyi Sub County, for the new headquarters. The land was donated by Sikye ranchers.
Read more ...The insurance, which covers both crops and livestock, provides a 50 percent subsidy to small-scale farmers and 30 percent to large-scale farmers as well as 80 percent subsidy to farmers in high risk and drought-prone areas.
Read more ...Delivering the Monetary Policy Statement for June 2018, Central Bank Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile said that in contrast with the assessment made in April, the BoU now assesses the risks to the inflation forecast to have moved to the upside.
Read more ...They were arrested in 2015, from the areas of Kisenyi, Mengo and Bukesa, all suburbs of Kampala with suicide vests that were to be used in a series of terrorist attacks in Uganda. Police Intelligence indicated that the group had been in constant contact with Adam Garar alias Muhammad, a member of the Alshabaab.
Read more ...URN visited Kapelebyong Sub County on Saturday and found several gardens of cassava, maize, groundnuts, and sweet potatoes submerged in water.
Read more ...Swale Alidiriga, the uncle to Mansur, said he was happy with the judgment despite the fact that he would have loved court to grant the duo a maximum sentence.
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