Cooperatives & Communities
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Uganda’s coffee exports surge 59 percent in September 2025
KAMPALA, October 30, 2025 — Uganda’s coffee exports recorded an impressive 59 percent year-on-year increase in September, driven by a robust crop yield, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and…
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Nile Breweries rewards Rwenzori farmers for role in barley supply chain
FORT PORTAL CITY, October 29, 2025 — Brewing company, Nile Breweries Limited [NBL], recently recognised farmers in the Rwenzori Sub-region for their contribution to the country’s barley value chain. The recognition took…
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Huawei and Cooperative Bank of Oromia launch green data centres to boost Ethiopia’s digital finance
ADDIS ABABA, October 29, 2025 — Huawei Digital Power and the Cooperative Bank of Oromia [COOP] have deployed next-generation, AI-enabled data centre solutions in Ethiopia to strengthen the reliability, security and sustainability…
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Coops mark UN Anniversary with International Law Symposium in The Hague
THE HAGUE, October 29, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] marked United Nations Day — the anniversary of the UN Charter coming into effect in 1945 — with an International Symposium…
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Ankole Farmers and Traders SACCO donates over Shs 100mln in medical support to mark 25 years
MBARARA CITY, October 29, 2025 – Ankole Farmers and Traders SACCO is marking its 25th anniversary by donating medical supplies and equipment worth over Shs 100 million to health centres across the…
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Lira: Mismanagement leads to takeover of rice irrigation scheme from local cooperative
LIRA, October 28, 2025 — The Department of Agriculture in Lira district has taken over the management of the Itek-Okile Rice Irrigation Scheme in an effort to boost rice production in the…
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Mixed reactions as Bobi Wine pledges to withdraw military from Lake Kwania, others
KWANIA, October 28, 2025 — A pledge by the National Unity Platform [NUP] presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, to withdraw soldiers from Lake Kwania has sparked mixed reactions…
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NaSARRI partners with cooperatives to revamp cotton farming
SERERE, October 28, 2025 – The National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute [NaSARRI] has embarked on a commercial partnership with cotton-growing cooperatives to revitalise the crop, which remains one of Uganda foreign exchange…
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Coffee-driven deforestation making it harder to grow coffee in Brazil, watchdog group warns
BRASÍLIA, October 28, 2025 — As the world’s appetite for coffee continues unabated, common farming practices designed to boost production are becoming self-defeating, according to a non-profit watchdog group. In Brazil —…
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One thousand and one ways to celebrate the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives
BRUSSELS, October 27, 2025 — Around the world, cooperative organisations have released commemorative items, art and awards to mark the 2025 United Nations International Year of Cooperatives [IYC2025]. At the ICA Global…
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