Daily Monitor
Saturday May 22 2021
Airtight storage eliminates pests and protects harvests. These facilities are available at satellite collection points funded by the WFP. Photo | George Katongole
Summary
According to Christopher Bukenya, the Naads head of technical and agribusiness services, the intervention with the WFP started in 2016. Previously, Naads focused on provision of inputs like seeds to farmers before it evolved into value addition.
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Post-harvest handling of produce remains a big challenge in Uganda, undermining quantity, quality and price of produce as well as food security and income in the long term.
Interventions such as the use of airtight storage equipment and construction of bulking stores for collective marketing have been put in place for farmers to reduce these losses. However, these technologies are not yet accessible to most rural farmers who still use the traditional ways of keeping grains.
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Fun and games in West Berkshire and North Hampshire as coronavirus lockdown rules are relaxed
People across the area welcome the return to outdoor sports and rule of six
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THERE is a feeling of positivity, optimism, confidence and hope around the district this week as the country takes the first tentative steps out of lockdown.
From Monday, friends and families have gathered in gardens and parks as the rule of six – or two family groups – was reintroduced.
Outdoor sport has also returned, with golfers back on the course, children out on tennis courts and football pitches, and swimmers diving into open-air pools and lakes.
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