Cooperatives & Communities
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Kole farmers urged to embrace agricultural mechanisation
KOLE, March 14, 2024 – The Woman Member of Parliament for Kole district Judith Alyek, has emphasised the need for farmers in the district to adopt agricultural mechanisation to boost farm productivity,…
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TCU upset over delayed installation of value addition machinery
SOROTI, March 13, 2024 – The management of Teso Cooperative Union Limited [ TCU ] has appealed to local leaders to intervene so that the cassava processing machinery can be delivered and…
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Data to drive new gender strategy for global women’s leadership network
WASHINGTON, D.C, March 13, 2024 —Global Women’s Leadership Network [GWLN] recently unveiled initial findings from the first set of research data that will go toward building a new gender strategy during its…
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Lyamujungu Cooperative to construct new office premises
KABALE, March 12, 2024 – In a bid to serve its members better, Lyamujungu Cooperative Financial Services Limited [ Lyamujungu SACCO] plans to construct a new building to host its head office…
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Minister urges fishermen and boda boda riders on value of SACCOs
SERERE, March 12, 2024 – As the country’s hard economy bites, the State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa has advised boda boda riders and fishermen in Serere district to form or join…
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Tayebwa urges church leaders to support wealth creation programmes
KAMPALA, March 12, 2024 – Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged the leadership of the Catholic Church in Uganda to support government’s programmes aimed at helping poor households to create wealth for…
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Nigerian coop society offers soft loans to staff
ABUJA, March 11, 2024 – The Nigeria Correctional Service Cooperative Society [NCoS] said recently it gave out soft loans to members to cushion them from the biting economy. The General Manager of…
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AFFM investing in women cocoa producers contributes to accelerating progress for Côte d’Ivoire coop
ABIDJAN, March 10, 2024 – San Pedro is located in southwestern Côte d’Ivoire, and producing cocoa alone here can be an uphill battle. For Sandrine Assi, one of San Pedro’s women cocoa…
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Retired police officers in Bunyoro to form SACCO
MASINDI, March 8, 2024 – In a bid to improve their livelihoods, retired police officers in Bunyoro Sub-region under the umbrella of Bunyoro Retired Police Officers Association [BRPOA] have resolved to form…
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Katakwi: Best performing Emyooga SACCOs get Shs 220mln additional seed capital
KATAKWI, March 8, 2024 – Government through the Microfinance Support Center [MSC] has injected additional seed capital of Shs 220 million into 11 successful Emyooga Saving and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] in…
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