Agago Conducts Fresh Registration of Cattle Beneficiary Lists Over Irregularities
Agago District Local Government is conducting a fresh registration exercise for beneficiaries of the cattle restocking programme after widespread irregularities were discovered in the initial selection process. At least 15 parish chiefs are facing disciplinary and possible legal action. Agago District LC V Chairperson Wilson Otto said the District Executive Committee nullified beneficiary lists from…
Fishing Communities Reject New Boat Limits, Warn of Rising Poverty
Fishing communities along Lake Albert and the River Nile are calling on the government to reconsider newly introduced fishing regulations that limit the number of boats and fishermen allowed at landing sites, warning that the measures could worsen poverty and affect household welfare. The fishermen say many families depend on fishing as their main source…
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Why Women Involvement in Agricultural Mechanization Remains Low in Northern Uganda
Low participation of women in agricultural mechanization is emerging as a major concern in northern Uganda, despite increasing adoption of modern farming technologies aimed at boosting commercial agriculture and productivity. After nearly two decades of insurgency, particularly during the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency, agricultural production and livelihoods in regions such as Acholi, Lango and West…
Omona Courts Agoro Farmers to Shift to High-Value Crops as Irrigation Scheme Nears Completion
The Minister of State for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation, Kenneth Omona, has urged farmers in Agoro Sub-county, Lamwo District, to shift from growing annual crops to high-value perennial crops as the rehabilitation of the Agoro Irrigation Scheme nears completion. Omona expressed concern over the local varieties of crops currently being cultivated by farmers within the irrigation…
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Masaka Farmers Unions Moot Parish Demonstration Farms To Improve Productivity
Households enrolled under the Parish Development Model and other government wealth creation programs need practical agricultural skills through parish-based demonstration farms if the country is to realize meaningful income improvement, farmers in Greater Masaka have said. The farmers argue that despite accessing government credit and startup capital, many smallholder farmers remain trapped in subsistence production…
Govt Claims Major Gains in Eviction of Migrant Pastoralists from Northern Uganda
The government says it has made significant progress in evicting migrant cattle keepers from Northern Uganda, with more than 60,000 cattle reportedly removed from the region amid intensified security operations. State Minister for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation, Kenneth Omona, said the eviction exercise has so far achieved an estimated 85 per cent success rate following the…
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