Month: April 2019

Farmers worry of drop in the price of milk, as peak season sets in

MBARARA, Uganda: Cooperators under the Uganda Crane Creameries Cooperatives Union (UCCCU) are worried of an emerging high peak Milk season that is threatening to slump the prices of milk even further, leaving…

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North Bukedi Cooperative Union choking on Debt, appeals to President Museveni for rescue

KIBUKU, UGANDA: The leadership of North Bukedi Cooperative Union (NBCU) has appealed to President Museveni to prevail upon Housing Finance bank, regarding a bank loan amounting to Shs.3billion which the Union as…

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Will Museveni’s Irrigation Promise deliver better fortunes for Nyakatonzi cotton Growers Cooperative Union?

KASESE, UGANDA: Members of Nyakatonzi Growers’ Cooperative Union now have hope for better yields – and profits, following President Museveni’s promise to support irrigation schemes in Kasese district. The President was on…

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Cooperatives set to borrow at 8% interest

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government is set to help Cooperatives and individuals grouped under Savings AND Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) access credit at low interest rates, the Cooperator News can reveal. Addressing the NRM’s…

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Teso Tropical Fruit Cooperative Union has capacity to Meet Soroti Fruit Factory’s Demand

SOROTI, UGANDA: Teso Tropical Fruit Growers Cooperative Union (TETFGCU) have the capacity to produce the fruits needed to run the just commissioned Soroti Fruit Factory, if the existing challenges are addressed, their…

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Museveni Commissions Soroti Fruit Factory, urges farmers to concentrate on high paying crops

SOROTI, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has said he personally de-campaigned cotton growing in Teso because it was not lucrative to the population in terms of boosting their household incomes and addressing poverty.…

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Women Urged to Join Cooperatives, call for more inclusion in Leadership.

  ARUA, UGANDA: Women in Arua District have been urged to join cooperatives if they’re to attain finacial literacy and independence. Presiding over the District Women’s Day celebrations at Oluko Sub-County, Arua…

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Have Ugandan Pepper Exports been banned from the EU Market?

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda’s Pepper exports to the European Union (EU) could be suspended due to failure to comply with the EU’s phytosanitary requirements, theCooperator has learnt. In a letter dated March 20th…

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We will Work with CSOs that are accountable – Government

  KAMPALA, UGANDA: Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and cooperatives have been urged to be accountable to the people they serve, if they’re to have a harmonious working relationship with government. The call…

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West Nile Growers Cooperative Union impounds 10 trucks over shs7.5b debt

By Patrick Jaramogi ARUA, UGANDA: A while back, we reported in these pages how West Nile Growers Cooperative Union had made a bumper harvest from tobacco growing. 4 months later, it has…

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