Agago, Uganda | URN | A farmer in Agago District has earned Shs4.5 million from three-quarters of an acre of tomatoes, demonstrating the potential of irrigation farming as communities struggle with prolonged dry spells and unreliable rainfall. Titus Okello, a farmer in Tee-Ogwang Village, Parabongo Sub-county, said he earned the …

Masaka, Uganda | URN | Farmers in the Greater Masaka region are raising concerns over the rising cost of agricultural inputs as they prepare their gardens for the expected rains, warning that high prices could undermine food production in the coming season. Some farmers say they have been forced to …

Agago, Uganda | URN | About six in every 10 coffee seedlings distributed to farmers in drought-hit Agago District have survived, despite nearly four months of dry weather that threatened the district’s new coffee crop. The survival rate comes after intense sunshine killed many of the 290,000 seedlings distributed to farmers, …

Arua, Uganda | URN | Refugees and asylum seekers in the West Nile sub-region have been urged to understand their rights and obligations under Ugandan law to promote peaceful coexistence with host communities and avoid conflicts with the authorities. The call follows growing public concern over the need to sensitise …

CHENGDU | Xinhua | Express delivery now reaches more than 95 percent of China’s administrative villages. In some rural areas, however, getting a parcel to the village requires more than just one mode of transport. In Zizhong County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, for example, drones are being used on …

NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | The expected El Niño rains have been slow to establish, with September recording below-average rainfall in parts of the country and limited rainy days that did little to support agricultural activities, according to a senior meteorologist. William George Omony, a principal meteorologist at the Department …

Rubanda, Uganda | URN | Health facilities in Rubanda District are struggling to cope with a surge in patients, with shortages of beds, essential medicines, and space affecting service delivery, a community monitoring report has revealed. The report, based on findings from 10 health facilities between June 1 and September …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has intensified Ebola preparedness efforts in three priority countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, citing conflict, displacement and fragile health systems that could complicate efforts to contain a potential outbreak. The United Nations health agency is prioritising Djibouti, Somalia and …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Works and Transport says 423 of 531 taxis inspected at Namanve and Kawanda have failed dangerous mechanical condition tests, raising concerns about the safety of public transport vehicles on Uganda’s roads.The ministry said only 108 taxis, representing 20.3 per cent of those …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Retailer Carrefour Uganda has renovated and handed over a community facility used by In Need Home, a non-governmental organisation supporting vulnerable children and families in Namuwongo, Kampala, in a project funded through contributions from shoppers, it said on Oct.16 in a media release. The …