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Cooperatives & Communities
Lack of tea policy affecting Uganda’s farmers
FORT PORTAL– Tea is Uganda’s third most important agricultural export earner after coffee and fish, but tea farmers say they need a policy to regulate the sector. It is one of the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tea farmers form national association
FORT PORTAL – Tea out-growers in Uganda have formed the first-ever association that will help them speak with one voice when it comes to tea matters. The National General Assembly of Uganda…
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Shock as milk coolers lie idle in Kabarole and Ntoroko districts
KABAROLE – In a bid to boost the production and marketing of milk in the country, the National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS] has been distributing milk cooling as well as milk handling…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers relived as CMC opens service centre in Fort Portal
FORT PORTAL – In a bid to bring services closer to the people of Rwenzori Sub region, Cooper Motors Corporation (CMC) Uganda Limited has opened a service center in Fort Portal City…
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Cooperatives & Communities
A $3.2m Ntoroko lakeport constructed to boost trade between Uganda and DRC
NTOROKO – In a bid to boost trade between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC], the government of Uganda through the Ministry of Works and Transport has constructed Ntoroko Lakeport.…
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Premier urges the public to plant palm trees to increase palm oil production
KABAROLE – The Ugandan Prime Minister Robbinah Nabbanja has urged the general public to plant more palm trees to increase on the production of palm oil in the country. Nabbanja said prices…
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Fort Portal diocese seeking Shs1bn for Uganda Martyrs celebrations
FORT PORTAL – Fort Portal catholic diocese is looking for Shs 1bn for preparation of the annual Uganda Martyrs’ Day celebrations slated for June 3, 2022. The Uganda Episcopal Conference selected Fort…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Emyooga fund defaulters to face arrest
FORT PORTAL: The State Minister for Finance Planning and Economic Development in charge of microfinance, Haruna Kasoro Kyeyune has given Emyooga fund defaulters one month to clear their debts or face arrest.…
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Ntoroko cooperators urged to utilise their SACCOs effectively
NTOROKO – The Ntoroko district Chairperson William Kasoro has urged cooperators to utilise their savings and credit cooperative societies (SACCOs) effectively to buy more shares. Kasoro said, most of the cooperative members…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Women Boda-boda riders ask government for support to buy own motorcycles
FORT PORTAL – Women boda-boda riders under their umbrella association Fort Portal Women Boda-Boda Riders and Farmers Association have asked the government for support to buy their own motorcycles. The association’s Chairperson…
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