Lyantonde Farmers Want All Cattle Markets Closed As Cases Of Foot & Mouth Disease Shoot Higher!

By Patience Ampaire Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Lyantonde district continues to escalate, with farmers…

Police Arrest Three In Lyantonde Over Cattle Theft, 23 Calves Retrived

By Patience Ampaire Lyantonde police has retrieved 23 calves from suspected thieves who were planning to…

Lyantonde Authorities Declare Quarantine After Fresh Outbreak Of FMD

By Patience Ampaire Lyantonde District Veterinary Office has declared movement restrictions and a ban on the…

PELUM Uganda & Partners Kick Off Agroecology Week 2023 At Hotel Africana

By Frank Kamuntu The Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Association in conjunction with the government…

World Food Day: ESAFF Uganda Tasks Gov’t To Ban Importation Of Toxic Chemicals Damaging Quality Of Water Resources

By Frank Kamuntu Today, Monday 16th October 2023, the Eastern and Southern Africa Small-scale Farmers’ Forum…

Scientists Create Gene-edited Chickens That Are Resistant To Bird Flu

By Frank Kamuntu Researchers have developed gene-edited chickens that are partially resistant to bird flu. Although…

Swift Farmer: How To Reduce Cassava Poisoning

By Frank Kamuntu Cassava utilization is limited because of the presence of cyanide, which causes poisoning.…

PELUM Uganda Raises Concern Over Alarming Loss Of NUS Species, Launches Awareness Campaigns In Lango Schools

By Frank Kamuntu Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS) sometimes referred to as “local food plants” or…

Ugandan Farmers Kick Off Seed Systems Caravan 2023 To Improve Nutrition, Food Security & Income

By Frank Kamuntu Ugandan farmers on Monday 25th September 2023 kicked off Managed Seed Systems Caravan…

Swift Farmer: Step By Step For Profitable Orange Farming Business

By Frank Kamuntu Commercial orange farming is not a new business idea. It’s a common agribusiness…