Cooperatives & Communities
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UWA to surround Marchison Falls National Park with electric fence
MASINDI- The Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] plans to construct an additional 100-kilometre electric fence surrounding the wildlife conservation areas of Murchison Falls National Park. The Executive Director of UWA Sam Mwandha disclosed the…
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Kikuube district awards best cooperative societies and farmers
KIKUUBE– Kikuube district local government in partnership with Action Against Hunger and UN World Food Program has awarded the best cooperatives and farmers in the district in a bid to boost commercial…
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UMPCU to hold AGM this May
KAMPALA-Member cooperatives of Uganda Meat Producers Cooperative Union [UMPCU] Limited will hold their Annual General Meeting [AGM] on May 26, 2022, according to the Union’s Board Secretary James Tukaikiriza. UMPCU is owned…
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Kenya’s SACCOs richest in Africa with US$13.64bln in total assets
NAIROBI – Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (Saccos) in Kenya are the wealthiest in Africa by total assets, according to the new World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) 2020 Statistical Report. According…
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MP to move motion asking govt to rejoin International Coffee Agreement
KAMPALA-Legislators of Parliament of Uganda will this Thursday discuss important matters in agriculture particularly, coffee and tobacco sub-sectors, according to Tuesday’s Order Paper that contains a motion on each of the sectors.…
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Farmers beg govt to extend their stay on Hoima Sugar Limited land
KIKUUBE– Over 150 farmers with crop farms established on Hoima Sugar Limited land have petitioned the Office of Kikuube Resident District Commissioner, Amlan Tumusiime, requesting to be given a grace period of…
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NDA launches campaign against hawkers in Bunyoro region
KIKUUBE– The National Drug Authority [NDA] has launched a campaign in the Bunyoro region aimed at fighting hawking drugs in the communities, which the officials said is against the law but also…
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ICA joins international community to mark International Day of Argania tree
KAMPALA– The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] will join the international community in marking the Second International Day of Argania, celebrated globally on May 10. The Argan tree (Argania Spinosa), found in the…
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New market opened in Masindi town, residents to be given priority
MASINDI – Masindi district local government has opened a new market in Kirasa 1 Cell in Central Masindi Municipality where priority will be given to residents in a bid to boost their…
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Science teachers strike as new term opens
KAMPALA – As the new term opened on Monday, Science teachers in all government-aided secondary schools across the country participated in a nationwide industrial action as the they protest the failure of…
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