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Item Masaka gets solar irrigation scheme to boost farm yields.(Daily Monitor, 2026-03-12) Musasizi, AmbroseHundreds of residents and farmers in Kirimya ward, Kimaana/Kabonera Municipality in Masaka city, are set to benefit from a newly commissioned solar-powered water supply and irrigation system aimed at addressing water scarcity and improving agicultural production.Item Kitchen gardening can improve food security.(Daily Monitor, 2026-02-21) Afedraru, LomindaKitchen gardens are usually designed to allow frequent harvesting of fresh vegetables for home consumption.Item Gains, setbacks in Yumbe's first mango-buying season.(Daily Monitor, 2026-02-20) Elema, RobertWhile Yumbe's mango farmers are happy to have ready market, they decry payment delays in their first buying season with the mango processing industry.Item Soroti fruit factory records shs5b losses.(Daily Monitor, 2026-02-19) Emwamu, Simon PeterThe Soroti Fruit Factory continues to grapple with mounting financial losses, the latest audit report shows.Item Lwengo farmers' day opens new opportunities.(Daily Monitor, 2026-03-21) Ssali, Michael J.Hundreds of farmers from Lwengo district and beyond gathered at Kaboyo primary school play ground in Kinoni town council last week to mark the district's farmer's day. It was an opportunities' to meet fellow farmers, to see what they do, and to exchange ideas.Item Adjumani farmer turns apiculture into green enterprise.(Daily Monitor, 2026-03-23) Taibot, MarkoIn the quiet rural setting of Leaguru village in Pakele sub-county, Mr Zake Eberu is steadily building a livelihood from an unlikely but thriving enterprise, apiculture.Item Assessing the management practices for prevention and control of newcastle disease among the intensive chicken farmers in Dokolo district.(Busitema University, 2026-09-11) Wanasolo, BenardThis study evaluates management practices for the prevention and control of Newcastle Disease (NCD) among intensive chicken farmers in Dokolo district. Using a descriptive cross-sectional survey design, data was gathered from 100 commercial intensive poultry producers. Key findings indicate that despite a high nominal vaccination adoption rate of 94.0%, severe NCD outbreaks persist, resulting in an average flock mortality of 58.4% and a case fatality rate of 78.1%. This paradox is driven by critical management and biosecurity gaps, including cold-chain failures during vaccine self-procurement (34.0%), lack of functional disinfectant footbaths (34.0%), unrestricted farm access for visitors and dealers (23.0%), and unsafe carcass disposal (30.0%). Inferential analysis established that cold-chain maintenance, footbath utilization, and strict entry restrictions are statistically associated with lower NCD mortality (p < 0.001). The study concludes that single-intervention vaccination is insufficient without multi-layered biosecurity protocols and recommends enhanced veterinary extension support, cold-chain infrastructure improvement, and farmer training in Dokolo district.Item Farmers stuck over delayed clearance of sugar factory(Daily Monitor, 2026-02-25) Nakato, TausiAccording to the CN Sugarcane Growers Association, the prolonged postponement is causing heavy losses as cane becomes over mature in fields with no nearby processing facility.Item Government to compensate Sango Bay palm oil PAPs(Daily Monitor, 2026-02-26) Musasizi, AmbroseThe government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), has started compensating Project Affected Persons (PAPs) in Kyotera District to pave the way for expanded oil palm growing under the Sango Bay Oil Palm Development Programme.Item Shs14b project to boost milk production cattle corridor.(Daily Monitor, 2026-03-02) Agaba, MichaelThe government has described as a milestone a $4 million (about Shs 14 billion) programme that aims at boosting Uganda's dairy industry by increasing milk output through climate-smart practices. Mr. Samson Akankiza Mpiira, the commissioner of Dairy Development and Production at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), said the Green Dairy Investment Programme, which will be implemented by Heifer International and funded by aBi Development Ltd, aligns with the government's plan to enhance farmer productivity and competitiveness in the dairy industry.Item Sebei farmers protest Kapyoyon land deal.(Daily Monitor, 2026-03-19) Wenani, DerickSebei Elgon Cooperative Union members have disagreed over a plan to lease part of its land to an investor for 20 years. The Union owns 1,766 acres, of which 500 acres are to be leased to an investor. Some Union members said at least 500 families could be affected it the 500 acres are handed over to the investor.Item Museveni vows to support Owiny-Dollo's agric plans.(Daily Monitor, 2026-03-16) Wesaka, Anthony; Owiny, Tobbias JollyPresident Museveni has pledged government support to the post-retirement initiative of former Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo aimed at promoting mass participation in agriculture to fight poverty in Northern UgandaItem Coffee exporters project earnings to hit Shs20 trillion by 2030.(Daily Monitor, 2026-03-25) Agurini, Tom BrianThe Uganda coffee producers association(UCPA), an umbrella organization that promotes coffee export, has projected that Uganda's coffee export earnings could reach shs20 trillion by 2030, up from the current shs9 trillion.Item Masindi farmers speak out on weighbridge relocation.(Daily Monitor, 2026-03-20) Ashaba, Alex; Bategeka, IsmailThe ministry of trade, industry, and cooperatives las month ordered the removal of road side sugarcane weighbridges in Masindi district as part of a crackdown on illegal trade and cane theft in Bunyoro sub-region.Item How Uganda is beating black coffee twig borer.(New Vision, 2026-05-22) Nsubuga, UmarAfter visiting Kaweri Coffee plantation in Mubende district in 2018, Anthony Zilabamuzale returned to Kyebanja B village in Busaale parish, Kayunga district, determined to apply what he had learned.Item How chicken became Uganda's lucrative lie.(Daily Monitor, 2026-04-08) Wamala, DeogratiusFonzi schemes have a way of packaging themselves in whatever garb is most reassuring to their era.Item Sanyu : farmer who bet on herself.(New Vision, 2026-05-01) Nsubuga, UmarAt 73 years old, Rose Sanyu stands as one of the most respected farmers in Kiwebwa, Wakiso district. Her journey from a young agricultural officer to a successful commercial farmer has inspired many people within and beyond her community. Today, her enterprise, Kevin Farm, combines poultry, crops, livestock and trees on one piece of land.Item A turn of the tide: Uganda unveils homegrown anti-tick vaccine in major leap of Africa's livestock sector.(New Vision, 2026-05-05) New visionOn April 30th, 2026, Uganda marked a defining moment in its agricultural transformation journey as President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially launched the country’s first locally developed anti- tick vaccine and commissioned a state-of-the-art production facility, an achievement being hailed as a breakthrough not just for Uganda, but for the wider African Continent.Item Uganda's dog therapy documentary wins award in Mexico.(Daily Monitor, 2026-04-07) Owich, JamesA 30- minute documentary showing the healing power of dogs has been voted the best at an animal festrial in Mexico.Item James Baba : the former MP turning cocoa into West Nile's new gold.(New Vision, 2026-05-29) Adiga, RobertWhen James Baba, the former member of parliament for Koboko County, quit active politics in 2025, he went into cocoa farming. His passion for farming was birthed over 10 years ago in an attempt to rescue his constituents from abject poverty.