Cooperatives & Communities
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Recognising innovative coops: Uhuru Institute, partners launch Second Edition of Coop360 Innovations Award
KAMPALA, November 7, 2024 — The Uhuru Institute for Social Development [TUI], a social business enterprise, alongside its partners, officially launched the Second Edition of the Coop3600 Innovations Award today at a…
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Africa’s coffee exports surge 14.3 percent in September 2024 – ICO report
KAMPALA, November 7, 2024 – Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa rose by 14.3 percent in September 2024, totaling 1.37 million bags, compared to 1.2mln bags in the same month…
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Cooperative Bank of Tanzania will operate on commercial principles, says minister
DODOMA, November 7, 2024 – Tanzania’s Minister of Agriculture, Hussein Bashe, has announced that the Cooperative Bank of Tanzania [TCB] will now operate based on commercial principles to ensure its long-term sustainability…
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UDB-funded dairy plant launched in Kiboga district
KIBOGA, November 7, 2024 — The Minister of State for Animal Industry, Bright Rwamirama days ago launched a mini dairy processing plant in Kiboga district as part of government’s efforts to promote…
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Trade ministry official implicated in misappropriation of over Shs 9.6bln for Rwampara cooperative
RWAMPARA, November 5, 2024 – A new investigative report has implicated the Registrar of Cooperatives, Bob Barigye Bariyo, for conspiring with the cooperative’s board members to embezzle over Shs 9.6 billion that…
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Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom urges gov’t not to abolish UCDA
HOIMA, November 4, 2024 — Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom [BKK] Prime Minister Andrew Byakutaga has called on the government to withdraw the bill proposing the phasing out of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority…
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American coop GENEX to support cattle cooperatives in Uganda and two others
KAMPALA, November 4, 2024 — GENEX Cooperative, Inc., a subsidiary of URUS Group in the United States, specialises in importing, distributing, and marketing cattle genetics and providing technical breeding services to farmers and…
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Masindi: Over 7,000 benefit from PDM
MASINDI — At least 7,419 individuals have benefited from the Parish Development Model [ PDM ] since its inception in the district, according to Cosmas Byaruhanga, the LCV Chairperson for Masindi district.…
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Peepal tree planting underway in India
NEW DELHI, November 1, 2024 — In September, we shared how the Indian Farm Forestry Development Cooperative [IFFDC] – a subsidiary of the conference hosts IFFCO – is planting thousands of peepal…
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Dissolving UCDA is a strategic blunder for gov’t & political suicide for MPs
BUHWEJU, October 31, 2024 — For the second time this year, the Ugandan Parliament has been forced to deliberate on the Uganda Coffee Development Bill 2024 — the Bill that seeks to…
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