George Mangula
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Cooperatives & Communities
Global coffee exports decline, as Uganda takes blame for Africa’s low figures
KAMPALA – Global exports of green beans of coffee in February 2022 declined, totaling 9.88 million (mln) bags, compared with 10.24 mln bags exported in the same month of the previous year,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kenyan coffee farmers fetch Kshs 105.1 million
KERICHO – 9582 smallholder coffee farmers under Kipkelion District Co-operative Union Ltd (KDCU) in Kericho days ago received payment amounting to Kshs 105.1 million for the sale of 134.4 metric tonnes of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Uganda’s Coffee exports decline in February 2022
KAMPALA – Uganda’s coffee exports in February 2022 when compared to the same month last year, decreased by 20.4 percent to 448,957 60-kilo bags fetching the country US$ 72.17 million, says Uganda…
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Africa
AGRA, COMESA to collaborate in promoting agriculture productivity
LUSAKA– The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and COMESA will renew their commitment to enhance the production of food to ensure food security and regional food balance. The aim of…
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Fairtrade
ILO’s ACCEL Africa Project empowers Nigeria’s cocoa cooperatives
LAGOS– In Nigeria, the ILO’s ACCEL Africa Project is working with a network comprising field trainers, managers of cooperative unions, members of cocoa farmers’ cooperative society and other supporting organizations in the…
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East Africa
Global cooperative conference scheduled for May in Mombasa
MOMBASA – The International Cooperative Alliance-Africa (ICA-Africa) will on May 23-27, 2022 host its 9th Technical Committee of the Africa Ministerial Cooperative Conference (TCAMCCO) at Sarova Whitesands Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya. The…
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News
DFCU’s pre-tax profits fall by 67.8% in 2021
KAMPALA – Business for DFCU was mild last year as the institution’s gross profits curve fell by a hefty 67.8%, blamed on rolling lockdowns brought on by the global pandemic. In a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Putting Principle Six in action makes co-ops thrive
US -The sixth cooperative principle (Cooperation amongst cooperatives) provides cooperatives a crucial advantage, enabling them to work together on joint projects, lower costs and exchange knowledge. This is the case at the…
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News
UMEME sees slight jump in gross profit as it seeks extension of concession beyond 2025
KAMPALA – Uganda’s electricity distributor, UMEME earned some profit in 2021 even as the country was placed under covid-19 lockdown as a way to curtail the fast spread of the deadly virus…
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News
Standard Chartered Bank renovates classroom block, plants over 300 trees at Salaama School For the Blind
MUKONO – Over 40 staff of Standard Chartered Bank days ago volunteered in a community initiative at Salaama School For the Blind in Kisoga – Mukono where they renovated a classroom block…
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