Tag Archives: Irrigation

New Term-New Loans: Uganda To Borrow €168.9 Million For ‘Solar Irrigation Project’

New Term-New Loans: Uganda To Borrow €168.9 Million For ‘Solar Irrigation Project’

Viewers: 90,007 By Spy Uganda Parliament has approved a government request to borrow up to €168.9 million from the United Kingdom Export Finance (UKEF) and Citi Bank to finance Phase II of the Solar Powered Irrigation Systems Project aimed at boosting coffee production and strengthening climate resilience. The loan approved on Wednesday, 10 June 2026 during a sitting chaired …

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Mukono Farmers to Benefit from Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project

Mukono Farmers to Benefit from Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project

The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), has launched the implementation of the Irrigation for Climate Resilience Project (ICRP) in Mukono District, a major initiative aimed at increasing agricultural productivity through irrigation and climate-smart farming technologies. The project was unveiled during a stakeholder engagement workshop …

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Ministry of Agriculture and Mukono District Local Government Strengthen Micro-Scale Irrigation to Build Thriving

Ministry of Agriculture and Mukono District Local Government Strengthen Micro Scale

The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), in partnership with Mukono District Local Government, convened a stakeholders’ meeting with local agri-entrepreneurs under the Micro-Scale Irrigation Programme, reaffirming its commitment to transforming agriculture from subsistence farming into profitable agribusiness. Addressing farmers and district leaders, the Chief Engineer from MAAIF, Eng. Bongomin Samuel Otto, assured …

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How a Government Irrigation Project Became a Front for Alleged Land Theft in Western Uganda » The Hoima Post –

How a Government Irrigation Project Became a Front for Alleged

Government through the Ministry of Water and Environment is on spot for alleged illegal procurement of a 70.2-acre land in Kihanda Sub County, Kanungu District. It is alleged that in August 2023, the government through the Water Ministry entered into a purported land acquisition and compensation agreement with Christine Joy Tusiime for her family land at Ibarya Cell, Kanungu District. …

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