Cooperatives & Communities
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UAE’s Sharjah Co-operative at the heart of its community for 40 years
SHARJAH – According to Coop news Sharjah Co-operative Society was set up in 1977 by a ministerial decree to provide services to the local community and boost the living standards of people…
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Kitgum farmers urged to return to gardens after suffering losses
KITGUM– Famers under East Acholi Cooperative Union [WACU] in Kitgum district have been advised to prepare for the second season after their crop gardens were hit by an unexpected drought in the…
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Prolonged dry spell bothers Nwoya livestock farmers
NWOYA– Livestock farmers in Nwoya district are worried as the hot sun continues to dry up water points and grazing land. The farmers in the district say they are finding it difficult…
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Amuru Sugar Works Limited: Lands Ministry moves to open boundaries
AMURU– The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development is considering opening boundaries of at least 10,000 hectares of land acquired by the government in Lakang Subcounty for the establishment of the…
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Work paralysed as Bugambe Tea Estate workers protest over poor pay
KIKUUBE– Work at Bugambe Tea Estate Factory in Bugambe Sub-county in Kikuube district was paralysed after the employees of the factory went on strike demanding a monthly pay rise. The workers held…
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Museveni tells security agencies to cooperate to combat cattle rustling
OTUKE- Rampant cattle thefts and the increasing cases of commercialised cattle rustling in the neighbouring districts of Karamoja Sub-region have led to an increase in daily cattle markets that security agencies say…
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Stanbic Bank Uganda courts MPs in push for women’s financial inclusion
KAMPALA – Stanbic Bank Uganda has sought the support of the Members of Parliament as it popularises in the country its women’s financial empowerment programme dubbed, Stanbic for Her, aimed at providing…
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PDM: Nwoya district moves to create more villages, parishes
NWOYA– Nwoya district council is considering creating more villages and parishes in the next council meetings in order for the Parish Development Model [MPD] to have a meaningful impact on the local…
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PWDs urge govt to ring-fence their 10 percent share of PDM funds
LIRA- As the Parish Development Model [PDM] rolls out in the country, persons living with disabilities [ PWDs ] in the Lango Sub-region have urged the government to strictly ring-fence the 10…
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Why Alvaro Lario was chosen IFAD’s next president
ROME– The International Fund for Agricultural Development [ IFAD ] has appointed its top finance executive, Alvaro Lario, to be its next president, choosing a champion of private sector investments to lead…
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