Nsereko in his Sugar Napier garden. He says sugar Napier is good for silage Millions of farmers in Uganda keep cattle, goats and sheep for many reasons including commercial purposes. However, many farmers get less profits from their animals because of limited nutritious pastures. As a result, the animals are characterized by
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Amb. Kinyera receiving Uganda Sipi Coffee Cold Brew from Ms. Candy Schibli a coffee roaster in the US The Embassy of Uganda to the United States, in Washington, DC today held a coffee cupping and tasting event at the official Chancery. The event, organized in partnership with Inspire Africa Coffee
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Total Uganda, Stanbic Bank and Roofings bosses shortly after signing the partnership Stanbic Bank, Total Uganda and Roofings have today announced a tripartite partnership to support over 250 secondary schools to plant at least 150, 000 fruit trees in a bid to redevelop Uganda’s receding forest cover. Under the tripartite, at least
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Coffee is Uganda’s major cash crop, both in terms of foreign exchange earnings and employment creation. Coffee as a commodity has continued to play a leading role in the economy of Uganda, contributing between 20 – 30% of the foreign exchange earnings, despite the vigorous efforts by government to diversify
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Rice farmers along the Komorototo wetland in Butebo district have unanimously agreed to vacate the wetland with an appeal to the government not to harshly evict them. The farmers said that through rice growing, they have been able to educate their children and provide basic needs for their families and
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291 people affected by the Kingfisher feeder pipeline in Kyangwali sub-county, Kikuube district have received 5,000 chicks A total of 291 people affected by the Kingfisher feeder pipeline in Kyangwali sub-county, Kikuube district, have received 5,000 chicks as part of a livelihood restoration programme implemented by CNOOC Uganda Limited on behalf of
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Millers are stuck with sugar over limited market Ugandan sugar millers are stuck with a surplus of 160,000 metric tonnes of Sugar, the Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) has revealed. They say this is due to dwindling export market for Ugandan sugar. Against the above background, 14 sugar manufacturers today
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European Union Ambassadors together with some community members pose in-front of a dam in Kakamar sub-county, Kaabong district. A multi-million valley dam in Kakamar sub-county in Kaabong district funded by the European Union (EU) is lying idle due to cattle thefts that have left the entire sub-county without a single
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A banana affected by the disease The Ministry of Agriculture through National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has prescribed emergency and quick remedies for the fight against a new disease that is wiping out plantations in Uganda and neighbouring Rwanda. By the end of June, the disease was reportedly present in
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Uganda has continued to cultivate older varieties of sugarcane that take long to mature Busoga has the biggest number of sugarcane mills and huge acreage of sugarcane, making use of its fertile soil and around Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga coupled with good rains. However, the persistent poverty in Busoga
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