Cooperatives & Communities
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Here is why Kenyan politicians are lobbying to control co-ops
NAIROBI– The process of reviewing Kenya’s outdated Co-operatives Act Cap 490 is expected to enhance counties capacity to manage and supervise co-operatives that are synonymous with the country’s development. Once the Cabinet…
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Post Bank Uganda to become agriculture bank!
KAMPALA– Operation Wealth Creation [OWC] officials have asked government to transform Post Bank Uganda into an agriculture bank so that farmers in the country can access low interest loans to fund their…
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Marketing farmers’ produce: Kwania gets Shs 600mln to rehabilitate community roads
KWANIA -Kwania district local government has received Shs 600 million from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries [MAAIF] to rehabilitate community access roads in the district so that farmers are…
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MPs urge gov’t to give farmers electricity for value addition
HOIMA -The Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture has expressed concern about the value addition processing facilities, which were constructed by the government, but are not connected to the electricity grid, making it hard…
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Nabbanja urges Muslim community in Uganda to embrace PDM
HOIMA-The Muslim Community in Uganda have been challenged to embrace the Parish Developmental Model [PDM] if they are to fight household poverty. Robinah Nabbanja, Uganda’s Prime Minister, said the PDM, now being…
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US co-ops react to passage of Inflation Reduction Act
WASHINGTON DC-Co-operatives in the USA have welcomed the recent adoption of the Inflation Reduction Act by the House of Representatives on 12 August. Passed with 220 votes to 207, the bill aims…
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Gov’t offers seeds to cooperatives in Lango and Acholi regions
LIRA – Government has given sunflower and soybeans seeds on a loan basis to 22 farmer cooperatives and 48 large-scale farmers in Lango and Acholi sub-regions. According to Dr. Charles Aben who…
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Atiak Sugar Factory: Family members to face off in court over land deal
AMURU-The High Court in Gulu will hear the case in which family members are conflicting over the land Atiak Sugar Factory acquired from the family, with some members saying they were left…
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Mixed reactions as MPs assess Masindi ACDP activities
MASINDI– MPs on the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture headed by Abim district Woman MP Janet Okorimoi visited two cooperatives this week to assess the activities being implemented by selected cooperatives under the…
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Farmers’ group boosted with equipment and seeds
GULU-Opar pi wan Farmers Group which engages in horticulture in Loyo-boo village, Unyama Sub-county, Gulu district has received farming equipment and seeds worth Shs 7.4 million. The group which also grows and…
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