Amolatar secures over $20k for climate smart agriculture project
Climate smart agriculture is a new form of farming aimed at improving productivity and incomes amid climate change surge.
Category: Agriculture
From washing villagers’ clothes to apiculture, Okello’s promising journey to millionaire-hood
In 2018, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) invited farmers to pitch business ideas, and Okello won shs1.5 million in the competition.
MP Acon leads efforts to combat food insecurity with maize seed distributions
Acon’s maize seed distribution drive contributes to a more food-secure and economically stable Otuke by providing local farmers with the tools and resources they need to succeed.
Dokolo receives shs139m to enhance climate smart agriculture
The Climate Smart Agriculture Transformation Project is expected to provide long-term economic and environmental benefits to the people of Dokolo district.
Minister Musenero faces accusations of deliberately undermining the TRIDI sericulture project
Accusations of legal wrongdoing, ongoing interference, and destruction of critical assets have been leveled against…
Amolatar women beating the odds to overcome climate change, cultural norms
For more women to embrace Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), and improve food security, they should have access to information especially pertaining to agriculture, and rights to own assets like cattle and land.
Lira commerce boss Fredrick Doi says agriculture spurs economic growth
Doi wants private sector to invest in agricultural value chains ranging from production to processing and marketing, in order to build a more robust and inclusive economy.
Lira women farmers find fortunes on the Okole shoreline
A group of women farmers in Ayago Cell, Ayago Ward, Lira City East Division, are using the Okole wetland for agriculture.
Engola gives Myek cooperative shs6 million to boost agriculture
Cooperative members also intend to expand its agro-processing unit, allowing the women to add value to their produce and reach higher-income markets.
Adjumani stakeholders discuss MAAIF’s climate smart agriculture project
The project will be implemented in sixty-nine districts across the country, seven of which will host refugees, including Adjumani.
Plastic bottles for drip irrigation, a game-changer for farmers in Lira
Plastic bottles, which would typically take a decade to decompose, can now be re-used as valuable tools in drip irrigation systems.
Small-scale farmers embrace human urine as fertilizer and pesticide
The use of human urine as fertilizer and pesticide presents a cost-effective, eco-friendly alternative to synthetic agricultural inputs.