Marion Ajwang
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira farmers decry presence of fake agro-inputs on market
LIRA – Farmers in both Lira district and Lira city have urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] to intervene and remove counterfeit agro-inputs from the market. The call…
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Northern
Businesses interrupted as UNRA halts Masindi Port operations
APAC – Uganda National Roads Authority [UNRA] has halted the operations at Masindi Port for six days to pave the way for the routine maintenance of the ferry. The maintenance repairs on…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Attaining prosperity: Museveni urges Ugandans to embrace cooperatives
LIRA – President Yoweri Museveni has called upon Ugandans to embrace cooperatives if they want to create wealth and attain prosperity. Museveni made the call last Saturday in a speech read for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Recovery rate for Emyooga funds in Lango Sub-region at 30 percent
LIRA – The loan recovery rate for Emyooga funds in Lango Sub-region currently stands at 30 percent, according to officials responsible for the government programme in the area. Lango Sub-region received has…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MSC to train Emyooga SACCOs in Lango, Acholi
KABAROLE – Emyooga SACCO groups in Lango and Acholi sub-regions will soon be trained by the Microfinance Support Centre [MSC] in order to improve their performance. According to Joseph Tukamushaba, head of…
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Environment
Over 180 tons of plastic bottles collected in Lira City within three years
IRA – A total of 183 tons of plastic bottles have been collected in Lira City within a period of three years. The collection of plastic bottles by the recycling companies is…
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Cooperatives & Communities
LCU, UCDA collaborate to introduce coffee growing in Lango
LIRA– Lango Cooperative Union [ LCU ] and the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] are collaborating to ensure farmers in Lango Sub-region embrace coffee growing. According to Maxwell Patrick Akora, the chairman…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango Cooperative Union to build Shs1bln maize mill in Kole district
LIRA – The administration of Lango Cooperative Union [LCU] is planning to construct the first maize mill in Ilera Parish, Ayer Sub-county in Kole district to boost production and value addition. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango Cooperative Union to co-host celebrations for 2023 International Day of Cooperatives
LIRA – The national celebrations for the 2023 International Day of Cooperatives will be co-hosted by Lango Cooperative Union [LCU] and Walimu SACCOs Union Limited at Lira City Mayors’ Gardens under the…
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News
More entrances to Lira Main Market opened
LIRA– Vendors in Lira Main Market are hopeful of making bumper sales following the opening of more entrances into the market to ease accessibility. Initially, Lira Main Market located in Lira City…
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