H.E Mourad Amokrane, Ambassador- Designate of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to Uganda Presents Copies of Letters of Credence to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uganda is pleased to announce that H.E. Mourad Amokrane, Ambassador-Designate of the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to Uganda…

NEW: Tanganda tea records output decline

Michael Tome TANGANDA Tea Company Limited says erratic rainfall patterns during the 2023-24 cropping season led to an 8,96 percent decline in bulk tea production from 5 582 tonnes to…

Taking Resource Efficiency and Circular Production in East Africa to the next level

Eric Matabaro from Real Bridge Systems, a Rwanda advisory firm that supports sustainable agriculture practices expressed excitement at gaining new insights: “I will use the knowledge gained to train my…

République Démocratique du Congo (RDC): African Development Bank Group grants $260 million loan to strengthen agricultural sector and value chains

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved a loan of $260.4 million to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help finance the Project to…

Presidential Poultry Scheme records 31 percent growth

Ashton Mutyavaviri THE Presidential Poultry Scheme continues to expand with 1 542 910 indigenous chicks distributed this year to mark a 31 percent rise from the 1 176 453 recorded…

No cattle sales at household level – Govt

  Elton Manguwo   GOVERNMENT has with immediate effect banned household cattle sales and urged farmers to use village business unit (VBUs) auctions to curb panic selling of animals instigated…

Government sets up provincial livestock sales centres

The government is setting up livestock sales centres at ward level across the country to safeguard villagers from being fleeced in private livestock deals by conmen, the Ministry of Lands,…

Gwanda RDC nears completion of master plan, targets June deadline

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] GWANDA Rural District Council’s first master plan aimed at guiding future development programmes in the district has reached an advanced stage after the local authority held a validation…

“Utilise Agriculture extension officers to ensure food security”

Nqobile Bhebhe in Lupane THE Lupane community has been urged to fully utilise the services of Agriculture extension officers in all agricultural activities in a bid to ensure food security.…

Zimpapers Lands Indaba kicks off in Bulawayo

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected] THE country’s biggest media house Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) is today holding a crucial indaba on land matters where the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture,…

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