Patrick Odongo
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Napak farmers reap big from cassava growing
Former cattle rustlers-turned crop farmers in Napak district are reaping big from cassava-growing in Karamoja, theCooperator has learned. Cassava, a staple food for many communities in the rest of Uganda, was initially…
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Sebei Elgon Cooperative Society moves to revive maize processing
Maize farmers in Sebei region now have reason to smile following a plan by the Sebei Elgon Cooperative Society to resume buying maize from farmers, processing and packing it for sale. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union stuck with Shs 500m debt.
The new management of Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union, one of the oldest cooperatives in Eastern Uganda, is currently stuck with a Shs 500m debt accumulated during previous board’s tenure. According to Elisha…
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COVID-19: Moroto Municipality loses millions in revenue from closed businesses
Moroto Municipality has lost millions of shillings in revenue collection as a result of the current lock down imposed to stop the spread of COVID-19. The municipality, which used to collect between…
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Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union donates Shs 15m to COVID fight
The Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union has donated Shs 15million to the three districts of Kween, Bukwo and Kapchorwa, to help in the fight against COVID-19. To this end, each district received a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Karamoja food prices spike after closure of Moroto-Nakapiripirit-Mbale road
Food prices in some districts of Karamoja sub region have increased again following the closure of the Moroto-Nakapiripirit-Muyembe-Mbale road after April floods washed away several bridges along its length. The route, which…
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Cholera outbreak frustrates Moroto cooperatives trying to resume savings
Several Moroto cooperatives involved in the food business have been forced to close their doors following a cholera outbreak in the district. When a national ban on gatherings was announced as part…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Napak flash floods carry away Shs 2 million worth of village savings
Members of a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) in Lorengechora town council in Napak district are counting double losses after flash floods carried away the association’s savings box containing about Shs…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Former hotel employees resort to stone crushing to earn a living
Following the institution of a national lockdown by President Museveni in response to the novel Coronavirus pandemic, several young people in Moroto district found themselves out of work as their employers sought…
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COVID-19: Members of Moroto VSLAs default on loan repayment
Several Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) in Moroto Municipality, Moroto district are facing challenges recovering money lent to their members, many of whom have been put out of business by the…
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