All posts tagged "Uganda"
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578Maize News in EnglishKenyan Farmers protest cheap maize imports from Uganda
Maize prices in Trans Nzoia County have fallen from Sh 4,200 to Sh 3,400 due to cheap imports from Uganda. Middlemen buy...
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866Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishUganda Govt subsidizes prices of renewable energy products
Uganda's Results-Based Financing Program under the $638M Electricity Access Scale-Up Project subsidizes renewable energy products like solar systems, clean cooking solutions, and...
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480Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishUganda expected to have total standing biomass stock of 284.1 million tons per year
Uganda’s biomass resources are extensive, with an annual stock of 284.1 million tons. However, the sustainable supply falls short of meeting the...
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534Sugar News in EnglishUganda : Kadaga backs reforms to boost sugar sector
Uganda's First Deputy PM Rebecca Kadaga expressed optimism that recommendations from the sugarcane sector's regulatory impact assessment will resolve disputes between growers...
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543Sugar News in EnglishUganda: Sugarcane Farmers Face Weighbridge Cheating
A report by Uganda's Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) reveals exploitation of sugarcane farmers at weighbridges, where weight manipulation occurs due to...
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402Sugar News in EnglishUganda takes major step towards sugarcane industry reform
The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) hosted a National Validation Workshop on November 21, 2024, at Imperial Royale Hotel, focusing on the...
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689Sugar News in EnglishUganda : Sugarcane growing wiping out Kayunga’s forest cover
Sugarcane farming in Kayunga district, Uganda, has boosted the local economy by providing jobs but has also led to significant environmental degradation,...
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487Sugar News in EnglishNo Sugar Produced by Atiak Factory Despite Shs 553 Gov’t Investment – Ssenyonyi :Uganda
Uganda's Leader of the Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi, has criticized the Atiak Sugar Factory for not producing sugar despite the government investing Shs...
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565Sugar News in EnglishUganda Farmers disagree with Museveni on growing sugarcane
Ugandan sugarcane outgrowers have criticized President Museveni's call for millers to grow their own cane, arguing that it could harm their business....
