Cooperatives & Communities
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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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Kuwait cooperatives oppose govt over privatisation plan
TEHRAN, September 18, 2023 – Kuwait Union of Consumer Cooperative Societies is against the government’s plan to privatise the country’s cooperative retail societies. According to Arab Times, the President of the Union…
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PDM money is being spent on marriages and household items, says Ofwono
KAMPALA, September 16, 2023 – Some of the Ugandans who received the money under the Parish Development Model [PDM] are spending it on marriages and household items like mattresses, and food, according…
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TCDC urges coops to embrace warehouse receipt system
DODOMA, September 15, 2023 – The Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission [ TCDC ] registrar and chief executive Dr. Benson Ndiege has urged secondary cooperatives to strengthen their commercial systems by using a…
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Apac farmers acquire micro-irrigation scheme
APAC, September 15, 2023 -As part of efforts towards improving agricultural productivity government has commissioned a micro-scale irrigation demonstration site to serve members of Ayara Farmers’ Group in Apac district. Speaking Tuesday…
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Arla rewards climate-forward farmers with share of US$ 326mln
COPENHAGEN, September 15, 2023 – Arla, the Danish-Swedish dairy cooperative recently started to pay out a monthly incentive to its farmer owners based on their sustainability efforts. The incentive is a data-driven…
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