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    World Food Bank unveils smallholder farmers' initiative.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-28) Angurini, Tom Brian
    In a bid to combat post harvest losses, World Food Bank (WFB) in partnership with the government of Uganda have signed a pact to increase revenues to small holder farmers. The launch of the WFB's initiative comes at a time, when according to World Vision,
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    Low productivity blamed on poor funding.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-11) Angurini, Tom Brian
    Caritas Uganda, an arm of Uganda Episcopal Conference together with the Uganda Farmers Common Voice Platform has released a study that highlights a co-relation between agricultural extension services and the performance of other sectors of the economy in Uganda such as Health, Trade and Industry, Water and Environment.
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    Farmers get latest piggery and fish skills.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-11) Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    Farmers across Acholi sub-region have all reasons to invest in aquaculture and piggery after undergoing a one-week livestock training and counseling in Gulu town. Dr. Hans Verhoeven, a senior veterinary scientist from the Netherlands that had been hired by CODE Ecosystem,
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    Youths acquire agriculture skills.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-11) Angurini, Tom Brian
    Youth Empowerment through Agriculture (YETA) an organisation that supports youths through agriculture has trained about 12,766 youths in Uganda on better agricultural practices. YETA's main goal is to empower 26,250 youths between the ages of 15 and 24 by 2020 through its
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    Farmers tipped on how to increase earnings from agricultural exports.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-10) Balagadde, Samuel; Nabisubi, Racheal
    Farmers have been advised to integrate project management and ICT into agriculture so as to increase earnings from Uganda's agricultural exports. The call was made by experts during the recent and first National Project Management conference held at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala.
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    Ugandans challenged on farming.
    (New Vision, 2017-07-31) Lule, Andrew Jeff
    Small holder farmers have been advised to venture into commercial agriculture to easily benefit from the oil sector.
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    Govt asked to halt recruitment of agricultural extension workers
    (New Vision, 2018-04-24) Sekanjako, Henry
    The parliamentary committee on agriculture has recommended that the Government halts recruitment of 1,968 agricultural extension workers to empower the already existing staff.
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    Kasone mixed his enterprise to multiply earnings
    (New Vision, 2018-05-25) Bita, George
    When Musa Kasone bought 15 acres of land at Budoma village, Luuka District, his intention was simply having an asset to his name. Almost 30 years later, the hitherto bushland has transformed into an imposing farming enterprise - BMK mixed farm-Budoma which is worth millions.
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    How to take care of chicks.
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-11-04) Aanyu, Sarah
    Chicks are such delicate creatures that when not well taken care of they can easily perish. Usually, Knowledge on how to take care of the chicks is required before anyone can buy the chicks. Take advantage of the fact that you are buying the chicks from the actual expert and ask for advice on how they can be well taken care of or incase the seller have no idea,
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    Private sector involved in weather management.
    (Saturday Vision, 2018-06-02) Mutegeki, Geoffrey
    Winners of the New Vision's 2017 Best Farmers' Competition will today fly to Netherlands today on a week long Agro-business tour.
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    Nursery bed operations demand Shs 700m from UCDA.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-09-21) Kahungu, Thembo Misairi
    Coffee nursery bed operators in Kesese district are demanding about Shs700m from Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) that has not been paid to them for close to one year. The operators, under the Rwenzori Coffee Nursery Operators, Buyers and processor, prepare seedling that are supplied to farmers under the coffee
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    Saleh camps in Amuru over sh21b sugar factory
    (New Vision, 2018-05-02) Lumu, David
    The Operarion Wealth Creation (OWC) chief, Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho aka Salim Saleh, has spent the last three days in Amuru reaching out to local leaders ahead of the expected construction of the over sh21b proposed sugar factory in the district.
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    Farmers encouraged to grow quick- maturing crops.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-22) Walubiri, Moses
    As preparations for the second planting season get underway in many parts of Uganda, the Government has advised farmers to plant quick-maturing plant varieties in light of adverse weather patterns. A number of areas in the country have received intermittent rainfall,
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    Profit from oil seed extraction plant
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-10) Nakaweesi, Dorothy
    Uganda has a variety of oil seeds including sunflower, cotton seed, groundnuts, sesame seed and soybean which can be used in operating an oil seed extraction plant. Dorothy Nakaweesi writes.
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    Ministry seeks funding to boost oil palm project
    (New Vision, 2018-06-13) Ssejjoba, Eddie
    The Agriculture ministry is seeking parliament's authorisation to borrow $75.82m (about sh250b) from the International Fund for Agriculture to support the National Oil Palm Project (NOPP).
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    Belgium to transform agriculture sector.
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-10-07) Tajuba, Paul
    The Belgium government has pledged more support to the Ugandan agricultural sector, a subdivision of the economy that employees most Ugandans. Erwin De Wandel, the Belgium deputy Head of Mission, said Uganda has a big potential in the said area and as such,
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    Vision Group's agriculture expo to link farmers, dealers
    (New Vision, 2017-01-09) Kato, Joshua; Sekanjako, Henry; Masinde, Andrew
    One practice affecting Ugandans is the failure to put their businesses in the faces of the consumer. This why Vision group has organised a big agriculture expo to bring farmers, dealers and other stakeholders together.
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    What is required for agricultural insurance to take off
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-17) Kamukama, Eroine
    Government introduced the Uganda Insurance Agriculture Scheme for both small and large scale farmers as well as those in high risk areas. Eronie Kamukama shares what it will take for the scheme to work.
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    Irish potato varieties released to farmers.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-11) Muhereza, Robert
    New Irish potatoes varieties have been developed and released to farmers ahead of the new season. The Director for Kachwekano Zonal Agriculture Research and Development institute, Dr. Alex Barekye, says the varieties are resistant diseases which have affected the crop in western and eastern Uganda.
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    Uganda not ready for GMOs- Experts.
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-10-07) Nasasira, Roland D
    GMOs kill the export market. If Uganda goes GMO, Anguparu observed there will definitely be less export to the European Union (EU) because it a no go zone. "EU and genetically modified organisms do not mix and this means that the trade of the agricultural product to the European market is gone.