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Item Luuka council bans children from working on sugar cane plantation.(New Vision, 2018-03-21) Bita, GeorgeLuuka district has passed a bylaw stopping the common practice of using child labourers on sugarcane plantations.Item Gender equality key to economic development- experts.(New Vision, 2018-03-16) Kulabako, FaridahThe private sector has been argued to offer equal opportunities for both men and women to ensure uganda's sustainable economic development.Item Groundnut demand, prices surge(Daily Monitor, 2017-08-12) Katende, ChrsitineThe taking off of the second planting season in many parts of the country has hit groundnuts supplies hard, pushing the prices up.Item How drip irrigation is turning Luwero into a food basket(Saturday Vision, 2018-02-17) Semakula, JohnWhen President Yoweri Museveni returned to Kawumu in Luweero district on Wednesday to harvest his crops, dozens of uninvited visitors stormed the area to take a glance of his harvestItem 15,000 youth to benefit from agri-business fund(Daily Monitor, 2017-08-18) Kasemire, ChristineThe youth in Uganda are set to receive $19m (Shs68.4b) for agri-business development in the East African Youth Inclusion Program (EAYIP).Item He quit big job to live his dream in potatoes(Saturday Monitor, 2017-07-29) Tabu, Charles GazzamanFor all the uncertainty there is in farming, not very many corporates are willing to abandon their office jobs to till the land. Cletie Lukusa, however, belongs to the rare breed of elite risk takers.Item Nyanzi savouring the sweet success of stevia(New Vision, 2017-09-15) Musoke, HerbertUnlike most of Uganda's graduates who sit back, waiting to be employed, chairman Julius Nyanzi, 27, set up PRO BIORESEARCH company at Masanafu, a city suburb from which he produces health and other products, such as perfumes, mosquito repellents, refresheners and pesticides, among others.Item Quality chemicals launches termite control pesticide(New Vision, 2017-09-07) Kayiwa, EdwardThe Government has committed to supporting real estate developers across the country in order to increase decent and affordable accommodation for all Ugandans by 2020.Item PS wants law on food security.(New Vision, 2018-03-23) Mugasha, ChrisParents who produce and sell all food leaving families to starve could be arrested if ne bylaws are created at the request of the permanent secretary in the health ministryItem Kabaale bridge boosts production in Kyankwanzi.(New Vision, 2018-03-19) Kasirye, AshrafNearly drowned three years ago , we were crossing river Mayanja when canoe was hit by something in the water , it overturned and we all fell in the water 'Lacqucline Mushenereza shares.Item Farmers told to plant, March- May season expected to be favourable(New Vision, 2018-02-21) Tenywa, Gerald; Amanya, DesireThe showers in different parts of the country is part of the early onset of the March-May rainy season which is likely to be favourable for farming activities across the across the country, according to Dr. Festus Luboyera, the executive director of the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA)Item Ruth Banoba finds comfort in gardening(Sunday Vision, 2017-09-17) Kyatuka, Derrick; Nakandi, JacquilineAt her retirement home on upper Mawanda Road in Kamwokya, a Kampala suburb, Ruth Namuddu Banoba decided to venture into gardening in her compound. The 64-year-old saw it as a way of beating home boredom after 16 years of working as stenographer.Item Coffee farmers reject new rules(Daily Monitor, 2017-07-11) Mambule, AliCoffee processing factory owners in Bukomansimbi District have opposed the new rules and regulationsissuied by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority(UCDA), saying they are not realisticItem Rice farmers warned on fake seeds(New Vision, 2017-09-18) Okalebo, CharlesRice farmers and traders have asked the Government to enact tough laws against seed companies dealing in fake agricultural inputs.Item Getting Fishy at Ggaba(New Vision, 2017-09-17) Katabalwa, ArthurI do not normally eat Fish. I have not eaten fish since 1994. It has been for personal reasons. However, on occasions I have been convinced to try it. When I have, it has to be very dry or smoked. I think this has do with the smell. Well, you would think then that one like me would avoid Ggaba landing site like a plague. The place is the fish-eating headquarters of Kampala.Item MPs question size of Aswa ranch(New Vision, 2017-09-19) Tumwesige, ArnestMPs on the agriculture, animal industry and fisheries committee were astonished by what they described as the unrealistic size of Aswa ranch in Angagura sub-county, Pader district.Item Farmers burn Iganga wetlands(New Vision, 2018-02-20) Bita, GeorgeSeveral acres of swamp land in Iganga district have been burnt in preparation for the forthcoming planting season. In Walugogo wetland, adjacent to Iganga municipality, rice farmers are already digging up the burnt remains of marshland despite the dry spell to prepare rice paddiesItem Kaliiro farmers warned against fake seeds(New Vision, 2018-03-06) Bita, GeorgeAs the rainy season starts, farmers in Kaliro district have been advised to buy farm inputs only from recommended agricultural shops.Item Government urged to fund silk farming to boost exports(New Vision, 2018-02-21) Emorut, FrancisThe government has been asked to fund entomology scientists to teach farmers to increase silk farming production and boost its export.Item Low prices killing coffee farms- expert(New Vision, 2018-02-19) Kulabako, FaridahEast African countries need to increase the average price for coffee farmers to enable them earn a reasonable living wage. If that is achieved, the farmers will be able to improve their livelihoods and invest more in farms to increase production and productivity , an expert said.