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Non-cane growers more food insecure- Study

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Findings of a study released by the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) show that there is almost the same level of food insecurity in households that are engaged in sugarcane farming and those that are not. Dr. Madina Guloba, a Senior Research Fellow at …

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Jinja sugarcane tycoon killed in mysterious incident

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The mutilated and beheaded body of a prominent businessman in Jinja City has been found in a sugar plantation, with all indications that he was subjected to ritual sacrifice. Now Police in Busoga East are investigating circumstances under which the  53-year-old George Waidha, a …

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Govt rejects proposal to export Sugarcane to Kenya

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is opposed to the proposal to export unprocessed raw materials such as sugar cane. The Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Minister Amelia Kyambadde stated this while presenting a statement to parliament on the issue of excess sugar cane in Busoga sub-region. Kyambadde told …

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