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Item Operation Wealth Creation officers tipped on improving productivity(New Vision, 2017-01-07) Kisige, AbouCo-ordinators of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) have been urged to facilitate strategies to increase smallholder farmers' production, productivity and profitability, through improved market accessibility.Item Mbarara women urged to fight food insecurity(New Vision, 2018-04-26) Ssengendo, AbdulkarimWomen under Mother's Union in Kashari South, Mbarara district have been urged to grow more food to fight food insecurity in their area.Item Armyworm still a threat to Isingiro(New Vision, 2018-05-02) Ssengendo, AbdulkarimFarmers in Isingiro district have appealed to Government to save their crops following the emergence of the fall of armyworm, which has spread to the 20 sub-counties of the district.Item Will anti-biotech activists suceed in their pro-poverty agenda on Uganda?(New Vision, 2018-04-20) Roberts, RichardOne of the main sources of nutrition for poor Ugandans, bananas, is on the verge of being wiped out by a deadly Fusarium fungus that is rapidly spreading through the continent. Known as Tropical Race 4, it has already devastated Asia and destroyed much of the the Banana industry in china.Item Technology to improve crop varieties(New Vision, 2018-04-20) Nandudu, ProssyUgandan crop scientists have been called upon to adopt modern technologies to speed up the release of improved crop varieties. Through molecular breeding, farmers can access quality seed in five years as opposed to waiting for the current 15 years.Item NARO wants research budget(New Vision, 2018-04-09) Nandudu, ProssyThe National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) wants 1% of the national budget to help them scale up research and innovation in agriculture so as to produce more food for the 40 million people in Uganda.Item Mukono, Masaka to plant Korean vegetables, fruits(New Vision, 2018-04-09) Nandudu, ProssyThe National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) and Korea Programme on International Agriculture (KOPIA) have embarked on a campaign of testing Korean vegetables and fruits on Ugandan soil to see whether they can adapt to the Ugandan environment.Item Government donates Irish potatoes to farmers(New Vision, 2018-04-16) Namanya, JobThe Government through the Ministry of Agriculture has donated 2,400 bags of Irish potatoes to farmers in Rubanda district. Kibazanga said Government offered Irish potatoes as relief to Rubanda farmers who lost their crops during the September 2017 floods.Item Army worm strikes again(New Vision, 2018-04-04) Tenywa, GeraldThe outbreaks reported from Rubanda and Amudat, which are close to Rwanda and Kenya suggest that the pest could have migrated from the neighboring countries. Effect; Outbreaks of the fall Armyworm could cause losses between 30% and 40% of the maize crop and this translates to $200m (sh7.4b) loss for the farmers.Item Government impounds fake seeds, pesticides in Gulu(New Vision, 2018-04-18) Tumwesige, ArnestThe Agriculture ministry has impounded fake agricultural inputs being sold by dealers, a move that is geared towards saving farmers from making losses.Item Ntungamo farmers urged to practise modern farming(New Vision, 2018-04-16) Ssengendo, AbdulkarimFarmers in Ntugamo have been urged to invest in modern farming technology in order to maximise their harvest.Item Farmers acquire latest farm skills(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-03) Angurini, Tom BrianFarmers in Namayumba Town Council have learnt modern methods of farming after getting training at Namayumba Epicentre for Fighting Hunger.Item Pests threaten exports-government(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-03) Tajuba, PaulGovernment has warned of deadly pest emergency that if not controlled, could cripple food security and the nascent export earnings and is appealing to communities to watch out and report any out breaks to relevant authorities.Item How we can save coffee scientifically.(Daily Monitor., 2018-03-01) Ssali, Michael JAn article by Alex Scott published in the newsletter, chemical and Engineering news, last month indicated that the end of coffee is near due to climate change and disease unless a quick fix is made.Item The future of farming(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-03) Ssali, J MichaelLand disputes are getting more frequent as population pressure on land builds up. The population is increasing at the same rate as the struggle for people to get farming space.Item Farmers cash in adding value to gooseberry(Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-01) Muzaale, FredGooseberry is considered a wild plant however farmers have started growing it for commercial purposes and value addition. Farmers- Were Abbas and Fred Matovu explain to Fred Muzaale how they use a solar drier to produce a medicinal product from the berries.Item Coffee war will be won in London, not Lwengo(New Vision, 2026-02-16) Busharizi, PaulFor three decades, Uganda's coffee story has been told as a triumph of liberalisation. The state retreated from direct marketing. Private exporters flourished. Volumes climbed to roughly seven million 60kg bags annually. The sector became more efficient and competitive. That reform worked. But liberalisation solved the efficiency problem; it did not solve the value problem. In a global coffee economy worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually, the real constraint has never been how much we grow; it is where we sit in the value chain.Item Masindi sugarcane farmers protest weighbridge removal, minister demands action(New Vision, 2026-02-16) Kiva, Nelson; Gucwaki, YosamThe state minister for youth and children affairs, Balaam Barugahara has called for urgent stakeholder engagement over the closure of roadside sugarcane weighbridges, a move that has drawn criticism from some farmers in Masindi district.Item Uganda and china: Brewing stronger partnerships in the year of the fire horse(New Vision, 2026-02-18) Ministry of Agriculture Animal industry and fisheriesAs we celebrate the year of the fire horse, the government of Uganda extends warm new year greetings to the government and the people of the People's republic of China and to the Chinese community in Uganda. The fire horse symbolizes energy, resilience and forward momentum - values that strongly reflect Uganda's coffee sector and the rapidly growing Uganda-China Partnership.Item Fighting plant pests(Daily Monitor, 2018-02-10) Ssali, J MichaelPests are described as insects, bacteria, viruses, birds, and rodents that destroy crops by eating them or by infecting them with diseases.