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Buginyanya zonal agriculture research and development institute covers 27 districts as a transformative project that carries out research on climate resilience and sustainable interventions in crop, livestock and fisheries under NARO Mbale district team visited Buginyanya research institute to understand the technologies and share experiences on  coffee integration and banana sustainable system land management, and how best to increase Arabica coffee productivity and promotion of quality Arabica coffee planting materials. This is aimed at producing high quality seed and seedlings across different coffee varieties including SL 14, SL 28, KP 162, KP 423, banana varieties including pests and diseases.  The Chief Administrative Officer, Angela AKURUT stressed that the core team is ably transformative and their coming is an ideal for the better result thereafter, she urgued the institute for continuous support whenever such courtesy calls emerge ...

In addressing problems related to production and productivity like pests and diseases, poor yields, soil and water management among others, Mbale district local government under production department continues to benchmark in areas lacking technological information, knowledge and skills to prioritize and bridge specialists and farmers to improve and adopt modern farming with sustainable yields. The National Semi Arid Resources Research Institute (NASARRI) in Serere district under the Agricultural Extension Grant (AEG) unlocks the opportunities through research intensity and crop varieties to farmers in areas of interest. The anticipated event by the Mbale team was scheduled to interact with researchers and technicians at the institute in portfolios of oil crops, production, livestock, pasture and farm mechanisation. The district production and marketing officer, Wanakina George Davidson stated the core ...

Uganda and Tanzania are set to begin crude oil exports through the $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline by October.  Stretching over 1,400km, it will be the world’s longest heated crude pipeline, carrying up to 230,000 barrels per day. newsspotlight23.blogspot.com

“Don’t tamper by going to the bush. We shall pick you like a grasshopper. In the first two days, you will be crushed,” UPDF 4th Infantry Division Commander Maj Gen Felix Busizoori said on Friday, reacting to a group of people identifying as former LRA warlords who recently declared an interest in taking up arms against President Museveni’s government by resuming an insurgency from northern Uganda. http://newsspotlight23.blogspot.com