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Item Electronic reistration of farmers comences(Saturday Monitor, 2018-06-02) Nakirigya Shabibahkampala: the government has announced plans to register farmers across the country. The planned electronic registration of farmers will, according to the Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, help government direct interventions in the sector and coordinate farmers for modernisation of agriculture.Item New rice harvester offers better harvest(Daily monitor, 2018-06-09) Nasasira D RolandTime seems up for rudimentary harvesting methods as researchers invent the rice harvester petrol engine powered tool for both commercial and small holder farmers.Item New factory gives hope to Kabale tea farmers(Daily monitor, 2018-06-14) Muhereza RobertOut put: The factory has capacity of processing about 40,000kgs of tea leaves per day. KABALE: The establishment of the first tea factory in Kabale District has excited farmers and local leaders, with growing optimism that it will alleviate poverty among residents.Item Commercial banks are key players in the agri-business value chain(Daily monitor, 2018-06-15) Wangwe RichardFacilitation: Commercial banks are instrumental in the modernisation of agriculture across the country by enabling automation and mechanisation to take place. Banks provide farmers with vehicle and asset financing making them more efficient and productive allowing them to scale up their operations to meet market demand.Item Karamoja starts plan to enhance food security(Daily monitor, 2018-06-15) Tajuba PaulOptimism. The sub-region is now producing food for domestic consumption as well as export to the rest of the country and beyond.Item Chemicals polluting soils- NEMA(Daily monitor, 2018-06-09) Tajuba PaulUgandan soils are getting polluted with chemicals which is depleting the soil fertility, lessening bee population and killing other important microorganisms, the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) has warnedItem Experts warn of mass soil pollution.(daily monitor, 2018-05-24) Tajuba, PaulUgandan soils are getting polluted with chemicals which are depleting soil fertility., lessening bee population and killing other important microorganism.Item Producers take rice fight to speaker Kadaga(Daily monitor, 2018-06-05) Wesonga NelsonKAMPALA: The rice association of Uganda has raised concerns about what it describes as government plan to waive import duty on rice for the next three yearsItem Oil palm projects gets shs200b support.(daily monitor, 2018-05-28) Kimbowa, Ivan; Nakirigya, ShabibahThe ministry of agriculture, animal, industry and fisheries has finalised plans to invest more than shs200b in oil palm growing in uganda.Item Naro to contain vector diseases(Daily monitor, 2018-06-09) Afedraru LomindaFarmers across the country growing all types of crops are faced with the challenge of vector borne diseases leading to loss of better yields. Some plant diseases have been present for a long time, while others are emerging.Item Preserving africa's agricultural revolution with innovation.(daily monitor, 2018-05-25) Oune, FayelleAs we celebrate Africa's day and commemorate our varied accomplishment, let us also take a few minutes to appreciate how agriculture has been instrumental in developing the continent, and how innovation is key to preserving it in future.Item Increase milk productivity by using cow mats(Saturday Monitor, 2018-06-02) Muzaale FredMany farmers have wondered how cow mattresses look. they are mostly black in colour and are made from remains of rubber tyres, high quality enough to sustain your animal for long before replacingItem EAC tea exports record 16% rise- aution report(Daily monitor, 2018-06-05) Nakaweesi DorothyEast African countries have recorded an increase in both tea production and export volumes, the latest auction report has indicated.Item Rains destroy sorghum(Daily monitor, 2018-06-09) Daily NationBeer companies may suffer a setback in procuring sorghum for its Kisumu plant following heavy rains and voracious appetite by birds conspiring to destroy the crop still on farms.Item Korea boost potato growers(Saturday Monitor, 2018-01-13) Muhereza RobertMASINDI: The Korean Programme on International Agriculture (KOPIA) Uganda Centtre in partnership with Naro has launched a three year project on increasing potato productivity and farmer's income through the supply of quality seed potatoes.Item Maize thresher is faster, efficient(Saturday Monitor, 2018-01-13) Muzaale FredA shelter will help you save time and high costs that come with using hands. the machines go for between Shs 4.5m and Shs 100m depending on the speed and capacityItem Farmers need more funding(Daily monitor, 2018-04-14) Nakirigya shabibahA study on the financing of six major crops in the country has revealed that they are profitable with high opportunities to maximise on the same but proposed more funding to achieve their benefitsItem Set up meat labs to avoid risks, veterinary doctors tell governement(Daily monitor, 2018-01-11) Kahungu Misairi ThemboVeterinary experts have warned that speculations over the safety of meat will remain a contentious matter if the government does not invest in and scatter laboratories in urban towns where rapid tests are conducted before the animal products are released to the consumers.Item Farmers get shs 1.2b irrigation scheme(Saturday Monitor, 2018-01-13) Mukooli LeonardRice farmers in Bugiri district can now grow the crop throughout the year after receiving a Shs1.2b irrigation scheme.Item Katugga grinds cash from groundnuts(Saturday Monitor, 2018-01-13) Muzaale FredGeoffrey Katugga a senior four dropout earns Shs 2.4m a month from adding value to groundnuts writes Fred Muzaale