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Reopening of livestock markets excites Bunyoro cattle farmers

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is excitement among livestock farmers in Bunyoro sub-region following the reopening of cattle markets. In June this year, while announcing the second nationwide lockdown, President Yoweri Museveni closed livestock markets across the country as part of the measures to contain the second wave of …

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Bunyoro farmers ask gov’t to reopen livestock markets

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Livestock farmers in Bunyoro sub-region have asked the government to reopen livestock markets. In June, President Yoweri Museveni closed livestock markets across the country as part of the measures to curtail the spread of Covid-19.  According to the President, the livestock markets attract people from …

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Drought kills over 200 cows in Bunyoro

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 200 cows have died in Bunyoro sub-region between April and August this year due to shortage of water and pasture resulting from drought. Livestock farmers in Buliisa, Hoima, Kagadi, Kiryandongo and Kikuube districts have been struggling to look for pasture and water for …

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Gov’t to pay Bunyoro tobacco farmers

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has said that compensation of the more than 1,000 tobacco farmers in Bunyoro sub-region who had been denied payment since 2017 by private companies is expected to start in two weeks. The Minister of State for Industry, David Bahati, blamed the delay in payments to …

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Cattle farmers in Bunyoro struggle for pasture, water

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cattle farmers in Bunyoro sub-region are struggling to look for pasture and water for their animals following the dry spell that has hit the area for the past three months. The most affected farmers are from the districts of Buliisa, Hoima, Kiryandongo, Masindi and …

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Fish prices skyrocket in Bunyoro sub region

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The price of fish has almost doubled in most markets in the Bunyoro sub region over the last four months. According to a survey conducted by Uganda Radio Network (URN) in Buliisa, Masindi, Hoima, Kikuube and Kagadi, the prices of fish in the markets have skyrocketed. …

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Cattle thefts worry Bunyoro farmers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cattle farmers in the Bunyoro sub region have raised concern about the surge in livestock thefts in the region. The most affected districts are Hoima, Buliisa, Kikuube, Masindi and Kiryandongo. Statistics from the Albertine region police headquarters indicate that over 100 cases of cattle thefts …

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Flood victims in Bunyoro demand to be resettled

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of people displaced by floods resulting from the rising water levels of Lake Albert in the districts of Hoima, Buliisa, Kikuube and Kagadi in the Bunyoro sub-region want the government to resettle them. While campaigning in the Bunyoro sub-region last month, President Museveni promised …

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