Cooperatives & Communities
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Kole cooperative in dire need of modern mill for value addition
KOLE – Alito Joint Farmers’ Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Kole district badly needs a new oil grinding mill after the old one they were using broke down. According to John Christopher…
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South Africa: Politicians hold fruitful engagement on establishing specialised cooperative bank
JOHANNESBURG, September 22, 2023 – The Multi-Party Women’s Caucus [MPWC] in the Parliament of South Africa yesterday held a constructive and fruitful engagement with the Department of Women, Youth, and Persons with…
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Uhuru, partners launch Coop360 Network Innovations Awards 2023
KAMPALA, September 21, 2023 – The Uhuru Institute for Social Development [TUI], a social business enterprise, in partnership with other stakeholders, has launched the Coop360 Network Innovations Awards 2023 in which deserving…
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Veterans’ SACCO to supply maize to UPDF
FORT PORTAL, September 21, 2023 – The Banyangabu Veterans’ Emyooga SACCO in Bunyangabu district in Western Uganda expects to earn more income after getting a contract from the Ministry of Defence to…
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Kwania youth decry discrimination in allocating PDM cash
KWANIA, September 20, 2023 – A section of the youth in Kwania district in Northern Uganda have said they have been denied a chance by the leaders to benefit from the Parish…
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Lira soybean farmers ask for enhanced seeds
LIRA, September 20, 2023 – Farmers under Nyekorac Community Farmers’ Cooperative Limited have asked the Soybean developers to produce improved seeds that can withstand climate change, saying this would save them from…
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We have sunk Shs 2.3trn in PDM, says Kasaija
LIRA, September 19, 2023 – The Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija has said the government is committed to the implementation of the Parish Development model [PDM] to help 3.5 million households in…
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Training is the key to a better future for West African cocoa farmers, says new report
ACCRA, September 19, 2023 – Fairtrade cocoa farmers in West Africa are training themselves and their colleagues in record numbers as they seek to overcome significant post-pandemic challenges, according to new data…
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Deo Nsereko, former Cooperative Bank boss and senior cooperator dead
KAMPALA, September 18, 2023 – The former board chairman of the defunct Cooperative Bank, Deo Nsereko is dead, according to Milly Babalanda, the Minister for the Presidency. According to Babalanda, Nsereko who…
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Form Cooperatives to avoid exploitation, Kenyan envoy advises Lira farmers
LIRA, September 18, 2023 – Farmers in Lira district have been advised to form cooperatives so that they can have strong bargaining power when negotiating prices for their produce. The advice was…
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