Cooperatives & Communities
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Amuru farmers get irrigation equipment
AMURU– Amuru district local government has distributed 11 solar-powered irrigation equipment to small-scale farmers to continue practicing farming during the dry season and boost their household income. The equipment was provided as…
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Woccu webinar describes efforts to support credit unions in Ukraine
USA – The World Council of Credit Unions (Woccu) and the Regional Credit Union Center (RCUC) for Central and Eastern Europe recently hosted a virtual event to explore the realities on the…
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Farmers relived as CMC opens service centre in Fort Portal
FORT PORTAL – In a bid to bring services closer to the people of Rwenzori Sub region, Cooper Motors Corporation (CMC) Uganda Limited has opened a service center in Fort Portal City…
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Mbarara : RCC evicts locals from Rucece wetland
MBARARA – Mbarara City Resident commissioner (RCC) Lt Col. James Mwesigye has ordered locals to vacate Rucece wetland. The wetland found along Mbarara-Kabale road covers Rucece cell in Rwakishakizi Ward, Misyamo, Kibaya,…
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Gulu City resumes lending to Emyooga Saccos amidst low recovery of funds
GULU- Authorities in Gulu City have resumed the disbursement of Emyooga funds to different Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [Saccos], even though the officials face hurdles in the recovery of the funds…
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Govt launches Shs 15bln road construction project in Kikuube district
KIKUUBE– To ease the movement of the people and their properties, the government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development is to upgrade six roads in Kikuube in a project…
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High fuel prices hit Gulu farmers hard as some fail to open up farmlands
GULU– High prices of fuel have forced farmers in Gulu district to stop the use of tractors in the opening of their farmlands as they prepare for the new planting season. Currently,…
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Agago commercial farmers excited over oil factory plans
AGAGO– Commercial oil seed farmers in Agago district are excited over plans to build an oil seed extraction plant in the district. This comes after Leonard Ojok, the Agago district L.C V Chairperson…
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Disputed Apaa land: Joint security meeting called to resolve ethnic clashes
AMURU– Leaders of Amuru and Adjumani districts are to hold a joint security meeting to resolve the ethnic tensions arising from the disputed Apaa land claimed by both the Acholi and Madi…
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Mbarara City officers face arrest over Emyooga cash
MBARARA– Mbarara City Resident Commissioner [RCC], Lt Col. James Mwesigye has ordered for the arrest of the Mbarara City Principal Commercial officer, James Agaba, and his deputy, Donanti Mutaahi over the alleged…
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