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Item Farmers cash in adding value to gooseberry(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-01) Muzaale, FredGooseberry is considered a wild plant however farmers have started growing it for commercial purposes and value addition. Farmers- Were Abbas and Fred Matovu explain to Fred Muzaale how they use a solar drier to produce a medicinal product from the berries.Item Rabbits bring quick money Rabbits bring quick money(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-03) Nakibuuka, BeatriceMany times doctors have said red meat from most livestock animals is not healthy. Rabbit meat a white meat is a healthier option. The rabbit rearing business may not be a big investment but may help you earn some good money.Item He turned his backyard into a fish farm(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-03) Ssali, J MichaelJohn Lubega Wavamuno, of Nkalwe village, Kingo sub-county in Lwengo district has been rearing fish for the last three years on his crop farm located on top of the hill and far away from swamps where normally fish are farmed in Uganda. What i have done is to bring the swamp conditions to the backyard off one of the old buildings at the far end of my compound and so i am a fish farmer now like all others in the swamps and valleys .Item The future of farming(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-03) Ssali, J MichaelLand disputes are getting more frequent as population pressure on land builds up. The population is increasing at the same rate as the struggle for people to get farming space.Item Pests threaten exports-government(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-03) Tajuba, PaulGovernment has warned of deadly pest emergency that if not controlled, could cripple food security and the nascent export earnings and is appealing to communities to watch out and report any out breaks to relevant authorities.Item Farmers acquire latest farm skills(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-03) Angurini, Tom BrianFarmers in Namayumba Town Council have learnt modern methods of farming after getting training at Namayumba Epicentre for Fighting Hunger.Item Minister advises Banyoro on farming(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-05) Kasozi, EmphraimThe State Minister for Works, Gen Katumba Wamala, has asked the people of Bunyoro to engage in commercial agriculture in order too benefit from the ongoing developments in thee sub-region.Item Informal trade costs Uganda Shs 900b in maize revenue(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-06) Nakaweesi, DorothyTo protect Uganda's maize from cheap imports, sector players want government to enforce the regional standards.Item Coffee traders supported to grow export volumes(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-06) Ndhaye, MosesMore than 2,000 coffee roosters, traders, and producers around the world will gather in Kampala next week to glean lessons on increasing coffee production in the country.Item MP cites double standards in eviction of cattlekeepers(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-08) Okello, Warom Felix" Some of our leaders are trying to protect the cattle keepers at the expense of our own people. The presidential directive should be implemented without any double standards"Item Agro-processing, road projects transform Rubirizi communities(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-08) Ainebyoona, FelixFarmers and residents of Rubirizi District have reason to smile following the installation of Agro-processing facilities in the area.Item 200 jobless as company shuts down(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-08) Omollo, JosephMore than 200 employees of Agro Trust Seed processing company in Tororo District have been rendered jobless after the Ministry of Agriculture directed it's closure.Item New regional staple foods standards to boost trade(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-09) Kamukama, EroineIntra-regional trade in quality cereals and pulses is expected to increase following the launch of the gazetted East African standards of staple food.Item Squeezing money from passion fruits(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-10) Bbosa, DenisThere is a mad rush for passion fruit production as the market demand soars through the roof.Item What you should do to get a yellow yolk from hens(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-10) Batte, R. EdgarAmong others, poultry famers face a challenge of low egg production. To combat this challenge experts say the secret is in the feeds. Edgar Batte explores the best feeds that bring the best eggs.Item Mill cash by adding calue to millet, maize, soybean(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-10) Muzaale, FredZubair Kawooya, uses Millet, Maize grains and Soybean to process products such as porridge flour and bread flour.Item Anzoa is profiting from pigs(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-10) Okudi, MartinClara Anzoa Aya has been recording profits since she ventured into piggery in 2011. She is one of chicken and pork products in west Nile and northern Uganda districts including Moyo, Arua, Adjumani, Gulu, and Lira.Item Fighting plant pests(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-10) Ssali, J MichaelPests are described as insects, bacteria, viruses, birds, and rodents that destroy crops by eating them or by infecting them with diseases.Item Rwenzori gets coffee cupping lab(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-10) Mumbere, MorisBukonzo Organic Farmers' cooperative Union has received a coffee cupping laboratory worth Shs150m donated by Lutheran World Relief (LWR) to improve quality and test of coffee products.Item coffee consumption low(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-10) Mudhanga, KolyanghaThe chief executive officer of Inspire Africa, a company that promotes local coffee consumption, Nelson Tugume has said low domestic consumption of coffee in the country is affecting it's pricing.
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