Cooperatives & Communities
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Kasese cotton growers attribute poor yields to bad weather
KASESE -Cotton farmers and cooperators in Kasese district have blamed poor yields on bad weather, which they say has also resulted in low incomes. Farmers say heavy rains which went up to…
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PDM: Gov’t releases over Shs 260bln for agricultural production
KAMPALA-The Ministry of Finance has released Shs 264 billion towards the Parish Development Model [ PDM ] to boost agricultural production in the country, according to the Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan…
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Respect our constitution: Gulu market vendors reject open terms for leaders
GULU-Ordinary members of Gulu Main Market Vendors Association have rejected a proposal seeking to remove term limits for the executive leaders, saying their constitution must be respected to allow other members serve…
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Apac boda boda operators lose motorcycles to creditors
APAC-Some of the boda boda operators in Apac Municipality under the umbrella of Apac Boda-Boda Service Association [ABSA] have become jobless after lenders impounded the motorcycles they were riding to earn a…
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Keep saving with Wazalendo SACCO, general tips UPDF retirees
MBARARA – Maj. Gen. Francis Takirwa, the deputy commander Land Forces in Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF], has appealed to the retirees of the Force to keep saving with Wazalendo SACCO [WSACCO],…
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Utilise PDM to embrace urban farming, Lira City residents urged
LIRA-Although there is limited land in urban areas for large-scale farming, farmers in Lira City have been advised to utilise the Parish Development Model Programme [PDM] to engage in fish and poultry…
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Form cooperatives to access better markets for your produce, farmers urged
LIRA-Lira Produce Dealers` Cooperative Society [LPDCCS] Limited has advised farmers in Lango Sub-region to form cooperatives if they are to get better markets for their produce. There is concern that farmers in…
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Join SACCOs to develop saving culture, MP urges Bulambuli residents
BULAMBULI – Instead of keeping money in their houses, people should develop a saving culture by joining Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs]. The advice was given by the Bulambuli district Woman…
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Bushika Cooperative in need of greenhouse for coffee drying
BUDUDA – To avoid being derailed by the weather changes, especially rains, Bushika Integrated Area Cooperative Enterprise Limited in Bududa district, plans to establish a greenhouse for coffee drying, its officials say.…
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Mbarara market vendors irked as authorities demarcate verandahs
MBARARA-Lock-up owners and other vendors in the newly constructed Mbarara Central Market are castigating the city leadership which has embarked on demarcating verandas to create space for vendors operating on the city…
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