Month: May 2018
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May- 2018 -27 MayDevelopment
Minister Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempija echoes Government to replicate Palm Oil farming to other Districts
KAMPALA, Uganda–The Minister for Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempija has reiterated the need for government to replicate palm oil farming to other districts where the crop can grow well.…
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27 MayNews
East African Community Launch Project to increase Production of Staple Food
KAMPALA – The East African Community has launched the Regional East African Trade in staples (REACTS-II) project that will increase production of staple food to reduce importations from non-member states. The three-year…
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27 MayOpinions & Commentary
OPINION: Agriculture is critical for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury KUALA LUMPUR AND SYDNEY, May 21 2018 (IPS) – Agriculture is critical for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As the Food and Agriculture Organization…
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27 MayMarket Information
Kagitumba One-Stop Border Post launches 24 hour, 7 days a week Operations
The Kagitumba-Mirama Hills One-Stop Border Post (OSBP), one of the major border crossings linking Rwanda and Uganda, on Saturday started operating twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. William Musoni, the…
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27 MayNews
Government disburses sh17.5b to Youth through Fund, Over 4,450 projects funded
KAMPALA – A total of sh17.5b has so far been disbursed to the youth under the Youth Venture Capital Fund (YVCF). YVCF that started in August last year by the Gender, Labour…
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11 MayOpinions & Commentary
Could Better Governance have Saved Co-operatives in the Past?
'Co-operatives, owned by their members rather than by shareholders, have a relatively good track record in governance, but there have been some notable failures as well'
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11 MayMarket Information
Data and New Challenges for Co-op governance: A view from the Agri sector
Co-op News speaks to Bob Yuill, deputy chief executive of the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society
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11 MayMarket Information
Twitter Shareholders Will Vote on Turning the Company Into a Cooperative Owned by its Users
On May 22, Twitter shareholders will vote on whether to investigate a radical proposal: Turning the social network into a cooperative owned by its users.
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11 MayMarket Information
Transforming our World: A Cooperative 2030 series
Cooperatives are defined as ‘autonomous associations of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled enterprise’
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11 MayMarket Information
Co-op Training and Research is Crucial in the Age of Technology
The president of the ICA explored how co-ops could use the opportunities brought by new technology
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