Yosam Gucwaki
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi PDM SACCOs receive their certificates of registration
MASINDI– Forty-six Parish Development Model [PDM] SACCOs have received their certificates of registration from the Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC]. The certificates were received by the SACCO leaders and the Parish Chiefs on Friday during the process guided…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi district boss wants sugarcane farmers to form cooperative
MASINDI– Cosmas Byaruhanga, the former Chairperson-Masindi District Sugarcane Out-growers Association [MASGAL], who also doubles as the LC5 Chairperson of the district, wants the association which brings together Masindi district sugar cane farmers to be transformed into a cooperative for purposes…
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UNOC and Stanbic Bank to help farmers produce quality foodstuffs
KIRYANDONGO– Uganda National Oil Company [ UNOC ] and Stanbic bank Uganda are partnering to establish an incubator to support farmers in producing foodstuffs that conform to the standards of the oil and gas sector. “We will also commission a…
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Hoima Catholic Diocese seeks Shs 40bln for children and women’s hospital
HOIMA– Hoima Catholic Diocese needs Shs 40 billion to construct a specialized hospital for children and women. The hospital if completed will help mitigate the maternal and childhood health challenges that the Bunyoro sub-region faces. According to Father Davis Mugisa…
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Masindi authorities, partners to plant 30,000 trees in schools
MASINDI -In a bid to contribute to environmental conservation, 40 government-aided schools and private schools in Masindi district have started planting 30,000 tree seedlings. The initiative to plant the trees is a result of a partnership between Masindi District Local…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi Municipality receives Shs 329mln, over 12,000 iron sheets
MASINDI– Ten Groups from Masindi Municipality and Bigando Primary School days ago received Shs 329 million from the Office of the Prime Minister [OPM]under the micro-projects and Parish development associations programme. Jeneffer Kacha Namuyangu, the State Minister for Bunyoro Affairs…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sugarcane farmers root for national association
MASINDI– Sugarcane farmers in the country will soon have a national association that brings together farmers from the different sub-regions of Bunyoro, Busoga, Northern Uganda, and the Central region. Days ago leaders representing sugarcane farmers’ associations and cooperatives converged at…
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Masindi trains PDM implementers
MASINDI– Masindi district has started training the Parish Development Model [PDM] implementers at all levels across the district. The training of the PDM implementers was conducted days ago by the selected heads of departments in the district Those trained included;…
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TotalEnergies to donate processing plant to Bulisa cassava farmers
BULISA– TotalEnergies a French company drilling oil in the Albertine Grabben is set to support over 200 farmers with a cassava processing facility to help them add value to their produce. This was revealed on Thursday by Chris Ocowunu, the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
New market opened in Masindi town, residents to be given priority
MASINDI – Masindi district local government has opened a new market in Kirasa 1 Cell in Central Masindi Municipality where priority will be given to residents in a bid to boost their incomes as they trade. The market was launched…
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