Summary: Currently, the price of cocoa ranges between 25,000 to 30,000 Ugandan shillings per kilogram. RUKUNGIRI: Farmers in Rukungiri District have received 60,000 cocoa seedlings as part of efforts to improve household income and reduce poverty. Currently, the price of cocoa ranges between 25,000 to 30,000 Ugandan shillings per kilogram. …
Read More »Teso Farmers Trained to Form Marketing Associations to Boost Collective Produce Sales and Eliminate Middlemen
Summary: George William Tukei, Soroti City Commercial Officer, highlighted that despite their efforts to produce commercially, farmers still struggle with market access. SOROTI: To boost collective marketing of produce and eliminate middlemen, farmers in the Teso sub-region have been trained to form marketing associations. The training, organized by the Soroti …
Read More »Rev. Fr. Mubangizi Urges Christians to Plant Hass Avocados for Economic Growth in Kisoro
Summary: Hass avocados mature after two years, and a single mature tree can produce over 3,000 fruits with proper agronomic management practices. KISORO: The Parish Priest of Nyagisozi in Mutolere Deanery, Kabale Diocese, Rev. Fr. Leopold Mubangizi, has encouraged Christians in Kisoro District to embrace the planting of Hass avocados …
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