Cooperatives & Communities
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Indonesia: Village cooperatives urged to boost farm output
JARKATATA — Indonesia’s Cooperatives ministry has urged local Merah Putih village and urban cooperatives across the country to maximise their agricultural potential to help strengthen national food security. Deputy Cooperatives Minister Farida…
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Hoima district struggling to recover Shs 1.3bn from Emyooga SACCOs
HOIMA, December 9, 2025 — Leaders in Hoima District Local Government have raised concern over the poor recovery of loans disbursed to beneficiaries under the Emyooga Programme, a government initiative for wealth…
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UCA engages coffee cooperatives on revival of Cooperative Bank
MBALE CITY, December 8, 2025 — The Uganda Cooperative Alliance [UCA] has held an engagement meeting with leaders of coffee cooperatives from the eastern region to discuss the revival of the Cooperative…
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Building trust: Agriterra trains cooperative leaders on governance
MBALE CITY, December 8, 2025 — Agriterra has concluded a five-day comprehensive good governance training programme for cooperative leaders at Rosewood Hotel in Mbale City, aimed at building trust, strengthening leadership, accountability,…
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Acholi farmers count losses as dry season arrives early
GULU CITY, December 8, 2025 — The early arrival of the dry season has left many farmers across the Acholi Subregion counting heavy losses, as acres of maize, groundnuts and beans, wither…
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UCA trains cooperatives on coffee value chain and agro-industrialisation
MBALE CITY, December 7, 2025 — The Uganda Cooperative Alliance [UCA] on Wednesday conducted a regional capacity-building training on coffee value chain development and agro-industrialisation for cooperatives. The training, held at Mbale…
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Uganda flags off first-ever shipment of dried chili to China
KAMULI, December 7, 2025 — Uganda has officially flagged off its first-ever container of dried chili for export to the People’s Republic of China signaling deepening trade ties, stronger agricultural value chains…
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Tanzania: Joint registration of tobacco farmers kicks off in Tabora Region
DODOMA, December 6, 2025 —The Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission [TCDC], the Tanzania Federation of Cooperatives [TFC], the Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority [TIRA], the Tanzania Agricultural Insurance Consortium [TAIC], financial institutions, and stakeholders…
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Retailer agrees merger to create UK’s largest independent cooperative society
LONDON, December 6, 2025 — A LICHFIELD retailer has agreed a merger which will see the creation of the largest independent co-operative society in the UK. Members of Central Co-op and the…
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MCs and media panellists receive Shs 100mln to boost SACCO
HOIMA, December 5, 2025 — Masters of Ceremonies [MCs] and media panellists in the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom have reason to celebrate after President Museveni injected Shs 100 million into their Savings and…
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