{"id":56284,"date":"2023-09-29T12:44:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T12:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/agricultural-extension-workers-say-they-hardly-get-allowances"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:13:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:13:31","slug":"agricultural-extension-workers-say-they-hardly-get-allowances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/agricultural-extension-workers-say-they-hardly-get-allowances","title":{"rendered":"Agricultural extension workers say they hardly get allowances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Agricultural extension workers have expressed concerns about underfunding and understaffing across the country, which is impeding extension services to farmers. They claim that some of them have gone unpaid for months without proper explanations from district Chief Administrative Officers. 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Agricultural extension workers have expressed concerns about underfunding and understaffing across the country, which is impeding extension services to farmers. They claim that some of them have gone unpaid for months without proper explanations from district Chief Administrative Officers. 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