Be on high alert! Market sellers get exposed for mixing poisonous seeds with beans
Consumers have therefore been urged to spread their beans on a flat tray and examine them carefully before purchasing or preparing them.
Category: Agriculture
Six Amolatar fish farming groups receive UCSATP support
Each of the six fish farming group received 750 fishing nets with mesh size 7 and ply 9 and 12, as well as 30 life jackets.
Kole South receives 16,000kgs of relief food from OPM
One of the beneficiaries who lost her crops, Margret Washington from Adeyeda Cell, appreciated MP Okot Boniface for lobbying for thousands of kilograms of food relief for his people.
The army veterans’ food and feed security project: how it’s changing members
Different veterans’ SACCOs, including two in the Lango sub-region, are benefiting from the Food and Feed Security Project supported by the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs.
Agago residents demand action as elephants destroy crops
State Minister for Northern Uganda, Akello Beatrice Akori, said she was concerned about the challenges facing residents of Omiya Pacwa, particularly the destruction of crops by elephants.
NEC agro farm advised to benchmark in the Netherlands
The NEC Agro Farm in Kyankwanzi was established more than two years ago as one of the subsidiary production arms of NEC Enterprises.
When rains no longer come as expected, farmers pay the price
For farmers in Kamengo, Mpigi district, the question is no longer simply whether the rains will come.
Dozens of Ugandan farmers can’t afford shs15m for irrigation equipment, says MP Dr. Opio Acuti
Kole North Member of Parliament, Dr. Samuel Opio Acuti, who also serves as the Chairperson…
Amolatar farmer loses 2.5 hectares of rice field due to neighbour’s wrong advice
His rice field is now turning yellowish due to the use of an incorrect agricultural chemical.
El-Niño threats raise pressure on livestock care in Northern Uganda
The World Meteorology Organization says the exceptionally strong El-Niño weather event will threaten agricultural production, food supplies and livelihoods across Africa.
How Lango districts will share relief seeds
The Lango sub-region is allocated 487,700 kilograms of relief seeds, with maize and rice topping in terms of kilograms.
Over 500 farmers in Kole North receive shs288m crop insurance payout
The crop insurance programme was originally established for farmers in the constituency by their Member of Parliament, Dr. Samuel Opio Acuti, in 2022.