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Item Armyworm not linked to NAADS - government(New Vision, 2017-07-05) Walubiri, Moses; Ssekanjako, Henry; Katamba, JoshuaLittle is known about the cause of out break of the armyworm among ordinary Ugandans, save for the fact that the ruinous caterpillars are 'natives' of Latin America. The armyworm is an African moth. It is a deleterious pest, capable of destroying entire crops in a matter of weeks. the larvae feed on all types of grasses and the early stages of cereal crops.Item Integrate projects for maximum gain(New Vision, 2017-07-16) Buwembo, JoachimMany people are now looking at agriculture as a business. This is very good. Many salaried people have started investing in agriculture so that by the time they leave employment, they will have mastered enough know-how to manage their farm enterprises.Item Government bans slaughter of donkeys(New Vision, 2017-08-29) Odeke, FaustineThe Government has banned the sale and purchase of donkeys for slaughter at animal markets across the country and has also ordered the immediate closure of all donkey slaughter facilities.Item 81-year-old Kanyike makes the most of mixed farming.(Saturday Monitor, 2017-09-09) Bbosa, DenisDairy farming is indeed embedded in 81-year old Henry Kanyike's DNA. As you are ushered into his compound at Kiteezi, a Kampala suburb, your first sight is a dilapidated tractor and the sounds of mooling cows.Item New addition to endangered Rhino(New Vision, 2017-08-28) Kiwanuka, FrederickThe July-August season has turned out to be a rhino baby boom for Uganda after yet another baby rhino was born at the Nakasongola-based Ziwa rhino sanctuary on Saturday.Item Is the fall of Nile perch bad for lake Victoria?(New Vision, 2017-08-26) Tenywa, GeraldThe Nile Perch dominance is no more. Tables have turned in favour of the small fish, such as mukene and nkejje, also known as Haplochromines, according to Anthony Munyaho, the director of research at the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO).Item Fish stocks sink amid turbulent lake wars(New Vision, 2017-11-21) Kato, JoshuaThe fisheries report released by the Agriculture Ministry in July last year shows that fish production from Lake Victoria has followed a zigzag trend in the last 15 years.Item Sharks, sea turtles rule Mogadishu fish market(New Vision, 2017-08-28) Kato, JoshuaThe sharks are attracted by the blood flowing into the ocean from the several camel and donkey butcheries on the coastline. And as they rule the waters, their body parts rule the fish market.Item Farmers tipped on curbing land degradation in hilly areas(New Vision, 2017-09-04) Kasirye, JulietA total of 18,430 farmers have acquired skills to promote Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in an effort to fight land degradation in hilly areas across the country.Item Regional tea exports marginally increase despite bad weather.(Daily Monitor, 2017-01-17) Nakaweesi, DorothyThe growing in the region is being supported by the improving volume of exports as seen at Mombasa Tea auction.Item What it takes to invest in Soya flour processing.(Daily Monitor, 2017-01-17) Nakaweesi, DorothySoya bean is emerging as an important crop because of the rich nutritional values attached to it especially proteins. Dorothy Nakaweesi shares what one need to do in order to invest and reap from a soya flour factory.Item Regional experts seek markets in cotton, textile industry.(Daily Monitor, 2017-09-05) Nakaweesi, DorothyCotton production, processing and trade of both raw and processed products is highly influenced by policies of major producing countries, through price support, tariff protection, production subsidies and stock piling that destabilise prices.Item Four companies set to start exporting tea.(Daily Monitor, 2017-08-22) Nakaweesi, DorothyFour Tea growers' factories were assessed for the Good Manufacturing Practice(GMP) in preparation for Uganda's direct export sales.Item Ateenyi rears goats and grows eucalyptus trees.(Daily Monitor, 2017-09-02) Batte, Edgar. RSolomy Ateenyi rears goats and grows eucalyptus trees, spread on two arces in Mityana. she is only starting out. she started with 16 goats in September last year and began by planting 800 trees in July last year.Item A weekend in animal company.(Daily Monitor, 2017-09-03) Batte, Edgar. RAnimals are beneficial. a giraffe will feed out of your palms with its long, tongue whose lumpy edges will leave a ticklish sensation.Item UNBS stamps dont ensure meat is safr.(Daily Monitor, 2017-09-15) EditorialThe issue: Meat hygiene Our view: Transporting meat on boda boda, motorcycles in dirty polythene bags should not be allowed as should displaying meat in open ventilation mesh or glass to keep away dust and flies.Item Government should prioritise investing in agriculture.(Daily Monitor, 2017-08-29) EditorialLast saturday, Monitor Publications Ltd held it's seventh seeds of gold farm clinic. The location was Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute, Kabanyolo.Item Monitor Farm Clinic facilitators give peek into what participants should expect(Daily Monitor, 2017-08-26) Dr. Lwasa, StephenIf it were a meal, it would be a four- course one. The organisers of Today's Monitor Farm Clinic have put together a buffet of agricultural knowledge that participants will most certain enjoy and reap benefits.Item 2015 best farmer imports 10,000 chicks(New Vision, 2017-09-04) Kato, JoshuaBasangwa, a 2015 Vision Group Best Farmer, visited the Netherlands in 2016 and it was during the trip that he visited Verbeek Hatchery, Holland, one of the main breeders of day-old chicks. He vowed to start importing chicken from them.Item India Government donates sh1.2b bio-pesticide laboratory(New Vision, 2017-08-31) Ojore, GodfreyA laboratory that will be used by scientists for testing and developing organic pesticides has been launched at the National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NASARRI) in Serere district.