Cooperatives & Communities
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Law enforcement agencies trained on financial investigations and asset recovery
LUSAKA – COMESA has commenced another round of trainings for law enforcement agencies on Financial Investigation and Asset Recovery [FIAR] following requests by some Member States namely Ethiopia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The…
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Kikuube dairy farmers decry low milk prices
KIKUUBO – Dairy farmers in Kikuube district are concerned over the continuous decline of milk prices, saying the enterprise is no longer profitable. Charles Rwobushesi, a dairy farmer in Kyarushesha village in…
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ITC Supports coffee producers in Liberia through cooperative training
MONROVIA – The International Trade Centre [ITC] in partnership with the Farmers Union Network of Liberia [FUNL], has initiated a week-long training programme focused on the significance of cooperatives for coffee producers.…
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We owe coffee farmers Shs 6bln, says BCU
KAMPALA – Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] owes Arabica coffee farmers Shs 6 billion, according to the latest press release circulated by management to media houses. This follows yesterday’s reports in one of…
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PDM: Post Bank given ultimatum to conclude opening accounts for all beneficiaries
KWANIA – Betty Amongi, the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development has given Post Bank Uganda two weeks to conclude the process of opening bank accounts for the beneficiaries of the…
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Jeroen Douglas appointed as new Director General of ICA
BRUSSELS – The International Cooperative Alliance Board has appointed Jeroen Douglas as its new Director General. Douglas will succeed Bruno Roelants who retired in February 2023. The Search Committee, with the support…
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Former manager threatens to sue BKCU over salary arrears
MBARARA – Julius Tugume, the former general manager of Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative [BKCU] Limited has threatened to drag the struggling union to courts of law for allegedly defaulting on his salary worth…
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BCU farmers ask for equipment to produce soluble coffee
MBALE – Farmers under Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] have appealed to government to support them with a soluble coffee processing plant, saying soluble coffee earns better prices on the international market. Nathan…
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PDM: Minister Adoa warns commercial banks against deducting beneficiaries’ money
SOROTI – The State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa has urged commercial banks to release the full amount of the money meant for the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM]. Minister…
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Ngora: 58 PDM SACCOs stuck with cash in bank accounts
NGORA – A total of 58 Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [PDM SACCOs] in Ngora district are yet to distribute the funds to the beneficiaries despite the district launching…
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