Cooperatives & Communities
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EAC boss to concentrate on regional trade and peace next year
ARUSHA– Deepening economic integration, strengthening regional peace and security mechanisms, and implementing the road map for the attainment of the East African Community [ EAC ] Monetary Union are some of Dr.…
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Agago coops to benefit from white sorghum pilot project
AGAGO– Five cooperative societies in Agago district are to be supported to grow white sorghum as the second season sets in. This is after Uganda Breweries Limited said it would buy the…
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South Sudanese refugees establish own Sacco
LAMWO– After failing to access loans from commercial banks and other financial institutions, South Sudanese refugees in Lamwo Refugee Settlement have decided to form their own Paluda Farmers’ Sacco to serve them…
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Global coffee exports decline in April 2022
KAMPALA– Global exports of green beans in April 2022 totalled 9.86 million bags, compared with 10.16mln bags in the same month of the previous year, according to International Coffee Organization [ICO]. ICO…
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High HIV/AIDS prevalence among the young population worries experts
SOROTI- Experts fighting HIV/AIDS in the Teso region have raised concern over the high HIV/AIDs prevalence rate among the young population aged 20-24 years. Teso sub-region comprises 10 districts of Amuria, Soroti,…
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Uganda, DR Congo hold business summit to boost business
KAMPALA- In an initiative to open up the business relationship between Uganda and DR Congo, the business community in the two neighboring countries have organised a series of business summits to strengthen…
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Cane shortage forces Atiak Sugar Factory to close
AMURU– Atiak Sugar Factory, a subsidiary of Horyal Investment Holding Company Ltd [ HIHC ], has temporarily stopped manufacturing sugar due to the shortage of sugarcane in the area. The factory has…
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Kilak Farmers’ Cooperative Society to embark on massive soybean production
AMURU– Kilak Farmers’ Cooperative Society and Trafford, a dealer in soybean have signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] where farmers will produce soybean on a large scale and then sell the seeds…
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Kikuube LCIII leaders get motorcycles, asked to popularise PDM
KIKUUBE – Sub-county chairpersons [LCIIIs] in Kikuube district have been challenged to use motorcycles acquired from the government to mobilise communities to embrace the Parish Model Development [ PDM ] and other…
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Agro-processing facilities lie idle in Northern Uganda
GULU – At least 70 percent of the agro-processing facilities in Northern Uganda are reportedly lying idle affecting post-harvest management and the agricultural value chains. The national coordinator for Operation Wealth Creation…
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