Macadamia nuts are tree nuts that have a subtle, butter-like flavour and creamy texture. Originated from Australia, macadamia trees are now grown in various places around the world, such as Brazil, Costa Rica, Hawaii, New Zealand and now in Uganda. Like most other nuts, Macadamia nuts are rich in nutrients
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Backyard vegetable garden is a small garden attached to a house where vegetables, herbs and fruits are grown for either household use or commercial purposes. There are very many species of local vegetables in Uganda. A number of them are indigenous to the country while others have been introduced into
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Gen Tumwine( in green) seen here interacting with MPs after a sitting of the House is accused by traders from Lwemiyaga for being behind the cattle quarantine Cattle keepers and traders in Lwemiyaga, one of the counties in Sembabule district have accused the Minister for Security, Gen. Elly Tumwine, of
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Goat farming can be as profitable as cattle keeping or a piggery project if farmers took time to understand the business. In order to be a successful goat farmer, there are basics you must consider or know before you start a goat farm. These include but not limited to the
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Archbishop Stanley Ntagali (pictured) will officially retire as the 8th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda on 1st March 2020 after clocking his 65th birthday. He was elected Archbishop on 22nd June 2012 and installed on 16th December 2012 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe. He replaced Archbishop Luke Orombi. On
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Agric. State Minister, Bagiire says govt is committed to eradicating the locusts The use of pesticides in bid to fight the growing swarm of locusts in the eastern part of the country has been questioned by parliamentarians. This followed presentation of an update on efforts to combat the desert locusts.
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Uganda could lose up to US$ 218.3million (803.4bn) per annum potential revenue from just four crops if desert locusts that are already spread in 28 districts aren’t handled very well, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja (pictured), the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, has said. Addressing journalists at Uganda Media Centre
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If you want to look far, stand on the shoulders of giants. For 3 days, Ugandans were treated to this insightful and exceptional experience at the Harvest Money Expo 2020 courtesy of the Netherlands Village. The Netherlands Village was an expo within an expo. For a moment, I got convinced
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Many small -scale farmers especially women have for so long not felt the impact of the East African Community (EAC) integration that brings together six countries on their livelihood. The problem has been blamed on the poor information flow related to availability markets for agricultural produce and the economic opportunities
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By Denis Jjuuko The locusts may have dominated the news for the last week relegating some more important news to the inside pages of our newspapers and none at all on social media, major platforms through which information is shared and consumed in Uganda today! The memes on social media
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