Cooperatives & Communities
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Official warns PDM beneficiaries against diverting funds
LIRA, September 14, 2023 – The beneficiaries of the Parish Development [PDM] in Lira district have been warned against diverting the funds meant to help poor households engage in commercial farming. The…
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UN’s Guterres calls govts to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems for cooperatives
NEW YORK, September 14, 2023 – The 2023 UN Secretary General’s report on cooperatives in social development has been released. The report sets out the entrepreneurial ecosystem approach as a key way…
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Itubara cooperative in Oyam gets bulking centre
OYAM, September 13, 2023 – The Development Initiative for Northern Uganda [DINU], a government programme through the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has constructed a bulking store for Itubara Farmers’ Cooperative in…
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Global Innovation Coop Summit 2023 confirmed
MONTREAL, September 12, 2023 – Cooperatives Europe is excited to participate in the Global Innovation Coop Summit [GICS] 2023 is scheduled to take place from September 27-29 in Montreal, Canada, organisers say.…
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PM Nabbanja warns against misuse of PDM funds
HOIMA, September 12, 2023 – The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja has cautioned parish chiefs and other officers implementing the Parish Development Model [PDM] against mismanaging funds meant for the beneficiaries of the…
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Compensating coops for war losses: Gov’t blamed for not involving district leaders
LIRA, September 11, 2023 – Leaders from Lango and Bunyoro sub-regions have said the money released to cooperatives by the government as compensation for war losses was abused because district local governments…
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Govt hands over Tochi Irrigation Scheme to Oyam farmers
OYAM, September 11, 2023 – The Ministry of Water and Environment has handed over Tochi Irrigation scheme in Acaba Sub-county in Oyam district to farmers under Tochi Irrigation Cooperative Society to enhance…
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Bugisu coffee dealers trained on quality standards
MBALE, September 11, 2023 – The Uganda Quality Coffee Traders’ and Processors Association [UQCTPA] has trained coffee dealers in Bugisu Sub-region to enable them to increase productivity. UQCTPA brings together over 3,000…
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Wakenya Pamoja SACCO launches banking platform for members
NAIROBI, September 8, 2023 – Wakenya Pamoja Deposit Taking SACCO recently launched a mobile digital banking platform expected to improve service delivery, according to Coop News. The new platform dubbed Wakenya M-Cash is a robust…
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Mali: SAA transforms rural cooperative
BAMAKO, September 9, 2023 – Two years after Sasakawa Africa Association [ SAA ] delivered a sheller to the Nieta Cooperative in the Kamalé Kakélé Village of Western Mali, there is evidence…
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