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Farming & Agriculture

OPEN LETTER: The Proposed Extradition of Michael Mpeirwe Katungi to the U.S. is fraud 

By Mr. Taremwa Barnabas Bwaniaga, influential commercial farmer/rancher, businessman, Gen Salim Saleh's brother-in-law, 5th July 2026. The Proposed Extradition of Mr. Michael Mpeirwe Katungi to the United States is...

Pride Month 2026: 40 Africans who changed queer history

Credit - Minority Africa.  From a 17th-century Angolan queen to a Ghanaian musician in exile, this June, we’re...

Uganda Human Rights Commission Chairperson Mariam Wangadya Warns President Museveni to Respect the Commission Amid Corruption Allegations 

The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC, Lady Justice Mariam Wangadya has publicly criticized President Yoweri Museveni for appointing what...

Stench of Corruption At Parliament: Communications & Public Affairs Director Chris Obore & Others Arrested 

The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded seven employees of Parliament to Luzira Prison until July 7, 2026,...

UGANDA: Danish Environmental Journalist & Researcher Klaus Thymann Arrested

Danish environmental journalist, explorer and researcher Klaus Thymann has been arrested in Kampala,Uganda over allegations linked to his...

FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE & ANTHRAX RAVAGE THE CATTLE CORRIDOR

CATTLE CORRIDOR. Authorities in Kazo district western Uganda have imposed a total ban on movement and sale of livestock and their products for two...

CAN AFRICAN FARMERS EFFECTIVELY MANAGE PLASTIC WASTE?

African farmers have been challenged to embrace different efforts through climate action to effectively manage plastic waste, as the continent and the world at...

CENTRAL UGANDA: PANIC ENGULFS FARMERS AS DESTRUCTIVE CATERPILLARS ATTACK VILLAGES IN LWENGO

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries-MAAIF has launched the emergency control of tail caterpillars in Lwengo district central Uganda as the destructive...

5 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED DUE TO SUSPECTED ANTHRAX

Five people have been hospitalized after consuming beef of a dead cow suspected to have been infected with anthrax in Ibanda district western Uganda. Vincent...

Rift Valley fever kills 5 in Mbarara as foot-and-mouth disease also threatens the cattle corridor

Farmers and other stakeholders in Mbarara district & city, Kiruhura, Kazo, Isingiro, Greater Bushenyi, Ibanda, Lyantonde and other parts of the cattle corridor have...

NEW DETAILS EMERGE ON NEW FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE OUTBREAK IN KAZO DISTRICT

Authorities in Kazo district western Uganda have confirmed the new outbreak of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease in Bwantama cell Kyabahura ward Buremba town council where...