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7 September 2026, 10:04 am
Buyende District commissions 31 small-scale irrigation systems
By Ali lukomo The Government is promoting irrigation as a climate-smart approach to agriculture by providing farmers with irrigation equipment to sustain production during prolonged dry spells. Farmers in Buyende District have officially been allowed to use irrigation equipment provided…
14 August 2026, 11:45 am
Energy ministry begins environmental assessment for Buyende nuclear project
By Ali lukomo Three companies are leading an environmental impact assessment focusing on communities, forest cover and aquatic life around the landing sites in Bukungu and Kasato. The companies contracted to conduct the environmental impact assessment comprise experts from different…
14 July 2026, 10:40 am
Kamuli SACCO distributes 600 sasso chicks to empower 120 farmers
By Ali Lukomo A local community Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO) has distributed 600 chicks worth Shs6 million to farmers affiliated with the Kisaikye East and West Development SACCO in Kavule A Zone, Kisaikye Parish, Namasagali Subcounty, Kamuli District.…
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…