Month: March 2023

ICA welcomes two new members from India and Norway

LONDON-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] posted on its website on Friday it had welcomed two new members in the month of March: ESAF Swasraya Multi-State Agro Cooperative Society Limited [ESMACO] from India…

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Fort Portal fish SACCO appeals to govt for hatchery

FORT PORTAL – Members of Fort Portal North Division Fisheries Omwooga SACCO, have asked government to support them with a fish hatchery to be able to produce their own fingerlings. The SACCO…

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New planting season: Govt to release Shs 4bln for farmers’ seeds

KAMPALA-The Minister of Finance, Matia billion for distribution of seeds to farmers to plant in the new season. Kasaija made the commitment during the plenary sitting on Thursday following Kasaija has pledged…

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Major global financiers have helped bankroll the “world’s worst deforestation crisis” in Paraguay, says Global Witness

KAMPALA – Some of the world’s biggest financiers have been bankrolling meatpacking giants linked to deforestation in Paraguay’s richly forested Gran Chaco region – with some increasing their shareholding tenfold in the…

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West Nile Cooperative Union to petition Museveni over Shs 9.7bln compensation

ARUA – Leaders of West Nile Cooperative Union say they will petition the Office of the President over Shs 9.7 billion that government has failed to compensate them. The tobacco farmers’ cooperative…

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AfDB approves US$ 147mln in subordinated debt to Mauritius Commercial Bank

ABIDJANI-The African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved US $147 million in subordinated debt to the Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd [MCB] to enhance its capital base and mobilise loan growth in the renewables,…

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Boresha SACCO told to gear up for Hustler Fund as Tower SACCO gets new director

NAIROBI- Baringo County’s cooperative officer David Maina has advised Boresha SACCO members to organise themselves if they are to benefit from Hustler Fund’s second phase, according to the local media outlets. Maina…

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Serere cooperative to boost oil seed production

SERERE – Igola III Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Serere district intends to produce more oil seeds with the hope that it will improve the welfare of its members. The cooperative…

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Govt commissions power transmission project in Northern Uganda

NWOYA – The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa has commissioned the Olwiyo substation and the 400KV Karuma-Olwiyo and 132KV Karuma-Lira transmission lines to boost power supply in the Greater…

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African govts urged to invest in Agroecology

KAMPALA – Biovision Africa Trust [BvAT], the African Union Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative, and Agroecology Partners have urged African countries to invest in organic agriculture, saying use of synthetic fertilisers harms the…

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