Cooperatives & Communities
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World Social Summit in Doha to host closing ceremony of the UN International Year of Cooperatives
KAMPALA, October 2, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] will host the closing ceremony of the UN International Year of Cooperatives [IYC2025] on November 4, at the Qatar National Convention Centre,…
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Museveni launches campaign, vows to fight theft of PDM funds and drugs
LUWERO, October 1, 2025 — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially launched his presidential campaigns yesterday at Bukalasa Agricultural College grounds in Luweero district, where he called for accountability and pledged to intensify…
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Uganda: International Coffee Day festivities coming to Jinja City this Thursday
KAMPALA, September 30, 2025 — Uganda will mark the belated International Coffee Day [ICD] on 2 October 2025 at the Jinja Agricultural Showgrounds in Jinja City, according to the Ministry of Agriculture,…
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UCSCU’s finance pool grows to Shs 6bln in two years
KAMPALA, September 29, 2025 — The Uganda Credit and Savings Cooperative Union [UCSCU] has announced that its Central Finance Facility [CFF] has grown to a savings portfolio of Shs 6 billion in…
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Cooperative farmers selected to promote biofortified crops in refugee host communities
KIKUUBE, September 29, 2025 — Farmers under various cooperative societies in the refugee host communities in Kikuube District are partnering with the Association for Strengthening Agriculture Research in Eastern and Central Africa…
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Rukungiri: Residents undergo training ahead of receiving PDM funds
RUKUNGIRI, September 29, 2025 — As the government intensifies efforts to transition communities from subsistence farming to a cash-based economy, residents of Bugyera Parish in Buyanja Sub-county, Rukungiri District, have commenced training…
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Co-operative Group reveals £80mln earnings hit from ‘malicious’ cyber attack
LONDON, September 28, 2025 — The UK’s Co-operative Group has revealed it slumped to a half-year loss after taking an earnings hit of around £80 million from a “malicious” cyber attack in…
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Wazalendo, Mushanga SACCOs urge sector to embrace innovation for greater impact
KAMPALA, September 27, 2025 – Leading players in Uganda’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [ SACCOs ] sector have called on their peers to invest in innovative approaches that go beyond financial…
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Rwanda: 4,000 farmers to benefit from new maize and soybean value chains project
KAYONZA, September 27, 2025 – Smallholder farmers in Rwanda’s Kayonza district are set to receive a significant boost as a new project aims to strengthen the maize and soybean value chains, reduce…
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Gov’t to inject Shs 30bln into local fishing communities
SOROTI, September 26, 2025 – The State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa, has revealed that government is set to inject Shs 30 billion into Uganda’s fishing communities. The initiative is aimed at…
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