Uganda’s dairy products are mainly exported to regional markets including Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, DR Congo, Southern Sudan, Egypt, Mauritius and also to most of the European Countries. As many farmers across the Country continue to embrace dairy farming, here are some of the tips on how to increase milk production
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The explosion that rocked Beirut last month, killing at least 190, was a grim echo of prior accidents caused by the explosive synthetic fertilizer ammonium nitrate. Tianjin, China, 2015: 173 dead. West, Texas, 2013: 15 dead. Toulouse, France, 2001: 31 dead. Such incidents go back at least as far as
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Nobel peace laureate Denis Mukwege has been placed under the guard of United Nations security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo after death threats against him. The gynaecologist and his colleagues have treated tens of thousands of rape victims and he went on to share the Nobel Prize in
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Uganda Clays Ltd (UCL) troubles are far from over. The company’s net losses increased to Shs1.43bn in the first six months ended 30th June 2020 from Shs128m recorded over the same period in 2019. UCL is one of the oldest building materials manufacturers in Uganda. Listed on Uganda Securities Exchange,
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Dr James Mwangi, the Equity Group CEO Dr. James Mwangi, Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings Plc and Executive Chairman Equity Group Foundation was today honored with the prestigious 2020 Oslo Business for Peace Award which is also described as the “Nobel Prize for Business.” Honourees are
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BoU Governor Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile Uganda’s banking sector is set to be adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) Financial Stability Review for June 2020 has revealed. “The outlook points to challenging conditions for the banking sector going forward, mainly driven by the impact of the
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Buhweju Woman MP aspirant, Annet Nnamara is nursing serious wounds after she was involved in an accident on Masaka road. Annet was travelling from Buhweju to Kampala to hand in petition to NRM secretariat about the election. She had lost by 200 votes in the whole district of Buhweju. Many
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege (pictured) has been placed under the security of United Nations forces in Democratic Republic Congo after death threats against him. Dr Mukwege won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in treating rape victims in the conflict in eastern DR Congo. He said
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By Denis Jjuuko There is an exciting video of a politician campaigning while appearing to be digging a grave during the just concluded NRM party primaries. I think trying too hard to commiserate with the bereaved; the politician found grave digging the most appropriate thing to do. In years before
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By Kristalina Georgieva, Gita Gopinath The managing director and the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund lay out a strategy for sustained recovery. For more than six months, the world has grappled with the severe health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Global economic activity collapsed in the
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