Farmers

29 May 2025, 10:42 pm

Busoga farmers face famine risk due to deforestation for sugarcane

By Ali Lukomo Farmers in the Busoga subregion are likely to face famine due to climate change driven by continued deforestation to pave way for sugarcane growing. While addressing farmers in Kagumba subcounty, Kamuli district—one of the areas that once…

5 May 2025, 3:15 pm

Buyende district farmers mechanise agriculture

By Ali Lukomo The government, through the Uganda Development Bank, has supported farmers in Buyende district with a tractor and a cash donation of 150 million Ugandan shillings. While addressing farmers’ groups at Buyende Township Primary School in Buyende town…