Zombo leaders give 10 acres of land for constructing a tea factory
According to some of the Alur Kingdom cultural leaders, their King is passionate about tea [revival] and had initially offered a part of the Kingdom’s land for a tea factory.
Category: Agriculture
Museveni directs Zombo to offer 10 acres of land for a tea factory
The minister added that “the purpose of this letter is to invite you to an urgent meeting on Friday 9th September 2022 starting at 9:00 am at Zombo District Headquarters to identify the land”.
Hunger is a looming threat in Uganda
LAYDNET is ready to work with like-minded organizations including those in civil society, UN agencies (such as FAO, WFP, and UNICEF), and government agencies, to design and implement innovative strategies to combat chronic hunger.
Zombo Tea Farmers’ Cooperative Society holds AGM with optimism factory will come soon
Once set up, the factory is expected to employ at least 1,000 people per district in the initial stage, according to Edwin Atukunda Beekunda, EFOTI Director in an interview in 2020.
Pader farmers receive ox-ploughs to boost agriculture
At least 25,000 farmers from Acholi, Lango and West Nile sub-regions are targeted to benefit.
Pader farmers receive tractors under PRELNOR project
Saidu noted that the lead farmers selected by fellow group members will first go through training on how to operate the tractors.
Pader fish🐟 farmers reap big amidst challenges
John Tyan, Pader district fisheries officer (DFO), said there are currently 188 fish ponds in the district excluding the ones located along the road; others well stocked with fish fingerlings.
Famine forces 700 Karamojong locals to settle in Agago
The Karamojong or Karimojong are a Nilotic ethnic group. They are agro-pastoral herders living mainly in the northeast of Uganda.
Kotido’s ‘no oxen to attach on yokes’ protest ends unproductive
Kotido raids: On December 18 2021 and December 23 2021 it was raided. The most recent and third raid happened on January 13 2022
Factory delay demoralises Zombo tea farmers – EFOTI
Zombo has received machines that can process tea for more than two years and it awaits a factory from the government.
Interview: Equity Bank moves to back West Nile tea farmers with affordable loans
Equity Bank comes from Kenya and Kenya’s one of the biggest countries dealing in tea so, Edwin partnering with Equity Bank is not a mistake, he’s with the bank which understands the crop he’s trying to push in the region.
Opinion: Why the public, tea farmers have to embrace Parish Development Model
Tea farmer groups can now get themselves encouraged that PDM is coming for them.