Cooperatives & Communities
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U.S. coop expands its portfolio with power plant purchase
WASHINGTON DC – The acquisition of a private-equity-owned combined cycle power plant is the latest step that Rayburn Electric Cooperative [EC]has taken to meet the current and future needs of more than 500,000 Texans…
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Lack of reliable power supply cripples business for Serere cooperative
SERERE – Due to a lack of reliable power supply, Kamurojo Growers’ Cooperative Society Limited is still grappling with low business activity, a year after the cooperative installed a rice huller to…
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SACCO empowers pastoralists in Kenya
NAIROBI – Over 5,000 members, mostly pastoralists, have benefited from Northern Rangelands Trust Trading [NRTT] SACCO, established by community conservancy members as a vehicle for building businesses and diversifying their livelihoods. According…
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Abulomogo Maize Farmers’ SACCO embraces soybean growing, reaps big
APAC – In addition to other crops, members of Abulomogo Maize Farmers’ SACCO in Apac district have embraced the growing of soybeans to boost their savings and fight household poverty. Abulomogo Maize…
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Lira farmers decry presence of fake agro-inputs on market
LIRA – Farmers in both Lira district and Lira city have urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] to intervene and remove counterfeit agro-inputs from the market. The call…
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Australian consumers benefit from mutuals keen to challenge big end of town, BCCM says
SYDNEY – The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals [ BCCM ] has said the ongoing expansion by its members in the financial services sector will provide added benefits to consumers and…
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Kasese coffee cooperatives receive generators to boost value addition
KASESE – Coffee farmers in Kasese district have a reason to smile after receiving three generators to provide thermal power in the processing of soluble coffee. The Ministry of Water and Environment…
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Kwania SACCO improves welfare of teachers
KWANIA – The socio-economic welfare of teachers in Kwania District has improved, thanks to their SACCO, Kwania District Teachers’ Co-operative Savings and Credit Society Limited. Established in 2019 with 61 members and…
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Recap: ICA sectoral organisations set plans for current year
BRUSSELS – In the past month, several of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] sectoral organisations held their annual meetings. These meetings, according to ICA, represent the moment for members to evaluate the…
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Kwania PDM SACCO leaders arrested over extortion
KWANIA – Police at Kwania Central Police Station are holding in custody executive members of Teduka ward PDM SACCO in Aduku town council for extorting money from beneficiaries amounting to Shs 3,150,000.…
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