Cooperatives & Communities
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COVID-19: Tend your farms despite lockdown, farmers told.
The vice Chairperson of Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) has urged farmers in Bugisu to continue tending their coffee farmlands despite several ongoing restrictions imposed by the Government in the battle against Coronavirus.…
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COVID-19: Vehicles seized for violating public transport ban
Police in Mbarara and the greater Rwizi region has cracked down on buses, taxis and motorcycles for flouting the recent presidential directive suspending all public transport for a space of two weeks.…
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COVID-19: Masaka taxi cooperatives halt member contributions after ban on public transport
The leaders of Masaka Taxi Operators and Drivers Cooperative Associations have halted the collection of members’ contributions to their Savings and Credit Societies (SACCOs) in the wake of President Museveni’s directive suspending…
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Abim Cooperatives resume business after calm returns
Business has resumed at several cooperative Societies in Abim district with various members holding their first meetings after about one month of inactivity as calm returns to the area following a period…
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Karamoja elders appeal to government to revive once mighty Cooperative
A section of elders in Karamoja region have asked government to consider reviving Karamoja African Wholesale Cooperative Society, a once-powerful Cooperative that was based in Moroto town. In an interview with theCooperator…
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Insecurity frustrates Abim Coops
Business has ground to a halt at several cooperative societies in Abim district due to the prevailing state of insecurity in the district. Over the past couple of weeks, the security situation…
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Bugisu Coop Union Founder to be remembered
The family of the late EV Samson Kitutu, one of Uganda’s first Cooperators and a founding father of the Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU), is planning to host a Public Memorial Day in…
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Farmers blame bad roads for premature coffee harvests
Coffee farmers and Cooperators in Kasese district have blamed the poor road network for the losses they make as a result of harvesting and selling unripe coffee beans. The farmers made the…
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Deforestation blamed for Karamoja Gum Arabic slump
The Uganda Gum Arabic Cooperative Society in Karamoja sub region has registered a drop in harvest volumes over the past year due to widespread deforestation of the gum Arabic trees. Gum Arabic…
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Kasese traders vow to reward president for market
Traders in the Western Uganda district of Kasese have vowed to reward President Museveni handsomely for a new market currently under construction in Kasese town. Construction of Kasese Central market is being…
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