Browsing by Author "Nandudu, Prossy"

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    Guidelines for agriculture mechanisation in the offing
    (New Vision, 2018-04-03) Nandudu, Prossy
    The Agriculture ministry is drafting a policy that will guide the country on how to design appropriate interventions in agriculture mechanisations.
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    IFAD gives $77m for oil palm
    (New Vision, 2018-04-05) Nandudu, Prossy
    The International Fund for Agriculture development (IFAD) is negotiating with the Government to introduce palm oil tree growing on Buvuma island, as they wind up in Kalangala.
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    Lira leaders lobby for fish farming funds
    (New Vision, 2018-01-24) Nandudu, Prossy
    Local leaders in Lira district have asked development partners to inrease funding towards aquaculture or fish farming farming to create employment for the youth.
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    Mukono, Masaka to plant Korean vegetables, fruits
    (New Vision, 2018-04-09) Nandudu, Prossy
    The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) and Korea Programme on International Agriculture (KOPIA) have embarked on a campaign of testing Korean vegetables and fruits on Ugandan soil to see whether they can adapt to the Ugandan environment.
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    NARO wants research budget
    (New Vision, 2018-04-09) Nandudu, Prossy
    The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) wants 1% of the national budget to help them scale up research and innovation in agriculture so as to produce more food for the 40 million people in Uganda.
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    Technology to improve crop varieties
    (New Vision, 2018-04-20) Nandudu, Prossy
    Ugandan crop scientists have been called upon to adopt modern technologies to speed up the release of improved crop varieties. Through molecular breeding, farmers can access quality seed in five years as opposed to waiting for the current 15 years.