Livestock Disease Kills 14,000 Goats in Nebbi
The Nebbi district veterinary department is struggling to contain an outbreak of the Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP), a disease which is highly fatal in cattle and other hoofed animals. At least 14,650 goats have died and 53,397 goats have been infected following the outbreak of the disease which was first reported in 2022. According to…
898 Cattle Farms Found in Northern Uganda
The inter-ministerial committee set up to investigate the number of pastoralists in Northern Uganda has identified at least 898 cattle farms. On May 19th, President Yoweri Museveni issued an executive order number 3 exercised under Article 99 (2) of the constitution, aimed at evicting the pastoralists from northern Uganda by June 2023. However, he was…
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Gov’t Urged to Operate Micro-Irrigation Program as Farmers Grant
Government has been asked to revise the guidelines of the microscale irrigation program. The Government with support from the World Bank is rolling out the Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer Program (UgiFT), in which farmers in particular districts are supported to obtain irrigation equipment, as an intervention to help them transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture. It…
Gov’t Offers 70% Subsidy on Hass Avocado Seedlings as Support for High Value Crops Intensifies
Government is currently providing a 70% subsidy on Hass Avocado seedlings as part of the efforts to encourage and promote the crop’s growing in the country, according to Khadija Nakakande, the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) spokesperson. Nakakande made the revelation during a field visit for journalists to some of the projects supported by NAADS…
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Museveni Roots for Oil Palm Growing to Transform Uganda
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa has applauded Oil Palm Uganda Limited (OPUL) for its transformative agenda. Addressing thousands of Oil Palm Growers under their umbrella body Kalangala Oil Palm Growers Trust (KOPGT) at Kibanda Primary School grounds on Friday, a jovial Museveni revealed that he does not regret encouraging islanders to embrace oil Palm Growing.…
Lato Milk Launches Initiative to Increase Farmers Incomes
Lato Milk, the leading dairy processor in Uganda, has launched a new initiative dubbed “Project Prosperity” (www.project-prosperity.com) that will boost milk production and increase farmers’ incomes. Having spent over a decade in the region as a dairy processor, Lato has a wide range of dairy products to supply and works closely with small holder dairy…
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