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Farming & Agriculture

NO TALKS WITH GEN SALIM SALEH TO FREE BESIGYE – WINNIE BYANYIMA

Fresh reports of efforts to secure the release of jailed opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye have emerged as his treason case continues before the High Court in Kampala, with...

How Sanctioned African Gold Refinery, Alain Goetz & his Gold Trade Network Continue to Thrive

Additional Investigations  - Bloomberg;  By Simon Marks, Jinshan Hong, Michael J Kavanagh, Hayley Warren and William Clowes.  Down...

Overall prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 & older is 5.9% – Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) 2025

Opinion by CAROLYNE MUYAMA, Uganda Media Centre. At a recent coronation event for the Omukama of Tooro, His...

Inside the piercing lines that caused Activist Praise Aloikin Opoloje’s abduction

Mixed concerns have been raised regarding the safety and whereabouts of 25-year-old law student and human rights activist...

Sidelining Africa is Unacceptable,Unfair & Grossly Unjust – Kenyan President William Ruto to UN 

Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday September 23,2026 called for reform of the United Nations Security Council, urging...

Farmers’ Parliament: We lack sensitization and leaders are neglecting us  

Farmers across different parts of Uganda continue to decry lack of sensitization, being neglected by the government especially most of their leaders and other...

NO: Katikkiro Peter Mayiga on government’s decision to sign coffee agreement with UVCCL

Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of the Kingdom of Buganda,Mr. Charles Peter Mayiga has condemned the central government’s decision to sign a coffee agreement with Uganda...

UPDF soldiers deployed to fight African armyworms

The government has deployed Uganda People's Defense Force-UPDF to fight African armyworms that have so far invaded about 40 districts in different parts of...

NAGRC & Farmers’ Voice train Busoga religious leaders in commercial farming & land productivity

The National Animal Genetic Resources Centre & Data Bank (NAGRC & DB) and Mbarara Network of Farmers' Voice have trained religious leaders and selected...

African armyworm outbreak threatens Kiruhura & other areas

Farmers and other stakeholders in Kiruhura district western Uganda and some other areas have expressed concern and worry over the current African armyworm outbreak...