Cooperatives & Communities
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Tororo district launches disbursement of PDM funds
TORORO – There was excitement in Tororo district days ago following the launch of the disbursement of the Parish Development Model [ PDM ] funds to the intended beneficiaries. Under the PDM,…
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Boda boda association to collect over Shs 280mln
GULU – Gulu West Boda Boda Association expects to collect Shs 288 million from members in the financial years 2023 /2024 and 2024/ 2025. Emmy Ocen, the chairperson of the commercial riders’…
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NAAC partners with Lira City to fight fake agro-inputs
LIRA- The presence of counterfeit agro-inputs could soon become a thing of the past in Lango Sub-region if a new partnership between the National Alliance for Agricultural Cooperatives in Uganda [ NAAC…
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Emyooga SACCOs in Masaka region get extra seed capital of Shs 6bln
MASAKA-About 300 best-performing Emyooya SACCOs in the 22 constituencies that make up the greater Masaka region have received more seed capital of Shs about 6 billion to grow their income generating activities.…
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Big boost as Kasese apple farmers receive 70,000 seedlings from NAADS
KASESE – Kasese district apple farmers have a reason to smile after receiving 70,000 seedlings from the National Agricultural Advisory Services [NAADS]. The farmers received the seedlings days ago through Operation Wealth…
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Koboko farmer SACCOs hire tractor to boost commercial farming
KOBOKO – Farmer SACCOs in Koboko district will now find it easy to cultivate land after they acquired a tractor from Muni University. According to the farmer SACCO leaders, the tractor will…
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Amolatar receives Shs 4bln PDM funds
AMOLATAR-A total of 85 Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs] in Amolatar district have so far received Shs 4 billion released in the first and second quarter of the current financial year.…
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Masaka cooperatives sweet-talk farmers on agroecology
MASAKA-Farmers’ cooperatives in the greater Masaka region have begun mobilising small-scale farmers to build sustainable and nutritious food systems based on agroecology. According to agricultural scientists, agroecology is the application of sustainable…
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Consultation on Cooperative Identity: ICA roots for local participation
KAMPALA -The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] is calling on its members, national apex bodies, local cooperative groups, sectoral federations, and other cooperative organisations and enterprises to host self-guided events during the current…
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Koboko United SACCO installs new board
KOBOKO – Koboko United SACCO Limited has appointed new members of the board into office and the team is expected to steer the SACCO to prosperity. The SACCO founded by the late…
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