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16:55
16:55

Sell Impounded "Balaalo" Cattle to Construct Schools - Museveni President Museveni 2 1 Top story

Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo Chigamoy said on Friday that he received a letter from the President revealing that some cattle keepers were already fleeing forceful eviction from the region leaving behind their cattle.
11:46
11:46

Activists Campaign For Organic Food To Promote Health, Save Environment 4 4

Hadija Nalule from PELUM (U) says eating chemically laden foods is recipe for avoidable disease and the organisation's goal is to change mindsets.
10:29
10:29

Gov’t Donates 13 Tractors For Commercial Agriculture In West Nile 2 4

The tractors are among the 326 hand held single axle 16 HorsePower (HP) tractors and 28, 75 HorsePower (HP) units of tractors that the government has donated to West Nile, Lango and Acholi sub regions to scale up agricultural mechanization and improve commercial farming.
11:43
11:43

Museveni Cancels Makerere University Land Offer in Nakasongola

In 1989, President Yoweri Museveni instructed the Ministry of Lands and Surveys to allocate 10 square miles of land to enable them to set income-generating activities and education multi-faced agricultural projects.
16:32
16:32

UGX 11B Project for Restoring Degraded Landscape Unveiled in Acholi World Vision Uganda 5 1

Speaking at the project launch in Gulu City, Edward Khaukha, the World Vision Uganda Regional Programme Manager for Northern/Karamoja Region says the FMNR project seeks to promote the conservation of natural tree cover by farmers.
13:32
13:32

Gulu Starts Evicting Errant Migrant Cattle Keepers Palaro Sub County 7

Gulu District according to a report from the District Veterinary Department has a total of 54, 363 herds of cattle but 48.63 percent of them belong to the migrant cattle keepers, the Balaalo group of people.
13:14
13:14

Slow Food: Nurturing Resilience in Karamoja's Indigenous Food Landscape karamoja sub region 1

Umar Ochen Bashir, a prominent leader guiding the Toyoro Kongokinyinyir Nopimpim (Survive with Your Sweat) Slow Food Community Group, highlighted a pressing issue at the Alvers Hotel in Mukono.
06:58
06:58

Farmers in Lango Encouraged to Embrace Cocoa Growing 2 6

Drazole, describing cocoa as a "lazy man’s crop," explains it as a long-term investment that should be embraced by every household.
09:54
09:54

IGAD Members Want Resilience Scope to Include Floods, Landslides Food Security 3

The members argued that although the primary objective of the platform was to address drought in arid and semi-arid lands, it was evident that the other climatic excesses that they sought to expand the focus to were also a perennial problem that disrupted life whenever tragedies occurred.
09:22
09:22

Over 80,000 Head of Cattle in Northern Uganda Belong to Non-Compliant Cattle Owners 3

These include cattle keepers who failed to fence off their land and provide water sources and those without adequate land for their animals.
16:56
16:56

Ten Arrested for Illegal Entry into Cattle Farm in Gulu 2 2

An army officer who commanded the arrest and only identified himself as Innocent from Lugore barracks notes that the suspects assumed roles they weren’t assigned in the implementation of evicting the cattle keepers.
09:50
09:50

Minister of Works Commissions Rehabilitation of 31km Road in Otuke 6 3

Speaking at Okwang Town Council Headquarters during the launch on Wednesday, Gen. Wamala explained that the ministry committed to rehabilitating the road to foster development through the transportation of agricultural products.
13:31
13:31

MAAIF Lifts Animal Quarantine in Amuru 1

On February 2, 2023, MAAIF restricted the movement of goats, cattle, sheep, and their products within and outside the district following an outbreak of FMD in Lakang and Pogo Sub-Counties, in line with the Animal Act Cap 38.
07:25
07:25

Agago Residents Storm Sub County Offices, Destroy Markstones 3 2 Top story

During the meeting, attended by MP Okot and local leaders, the community expressed strong discontent with both the NFA and Agago district officials. They condemned the intended planting of markers, denouncing it as a government ploy to claim their land under the disguise of establishing a forest reserve that they believe doesn't exist in the area.
07:15
07:15

Uganda Breaks Ground for Country’s First-Ever Solar-Powered Perishable Cargo Center 2

Paul Mwambu, Commissioner in charge of crop inspection and certification at the Ministry of Agriculture, stressed the center's role in maintaining phytosanitary standards essential for international trade. However, he highlighted the necessity for interventions at the farm and transport levels to ensure consistent quality from production to exit points.
15:30
15:30

MAAIF Halts Movement of Animals in Amuru Over Foot and Mouth Disease 3

Minister of State for Northern Uganda, Grace Freedom Kwiyocwiny said the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries had advised that the animals in Amuru District should not be moved because of the presence of FMD in the district.
11:39
11:39

Go Green Campaign in Gulu Faces Challenges 5

Bernard Loum, the coordinator of CSOs working towards restoring the depleted forest cover in northern Uganda, said although they started effecting the resolution in 2020, they didn’t meet the one million target because of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent cuts in donor funding which also halted planting in the past three years.
08:15
08:15

77 Districts Get MAAIF Motor Bikes for Extension Services 3 4

Many agricultural staff in the districts have been struggling to deliver services, citing a lack of transport and facilitation. Matters worsened in the current financial year when the Ministry of Finance discontinued the Agricultural Extension Grant, which traditionally supported districts in providing advice to farmers in the field.
08:40
08:40

Gov’t Identifies Exit Routes for “Balaalo” Cattle Keepers from Northern Uganda President Museveni 1

The State Minister for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny in a November 7 letter to all Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) in Lango, West Nile, and Acholi Subregion seen by this reporter noted that five major routes have been identified for the exit of the noncompliant cattle keepers.
13:27
13:27

MAAIF Starts Distribution of Hand Held Tractors in Alebtong 6 2

The hand- held tractor which has the capacity to plough three acres of land using three liters of fuel (diesel) per day can also be used to pump water for irrigation, milling if a milling component is attached to it and it can also be used to for trenching.
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