Cooperatives & Communities
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Amolatar district urged to support local seed production to fight counterfeits
AMOLATAR, July 13, 2025 –– Farmers from various cooperative societies in Amolatar district are appealing to district authorities for financial support to boost local seed production, which they say is vital in…
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ICA Youth Committee elects new President during Festival of Cooperatives
MANCHESTER, July 12, 2025 Harsh Mukeshbhai Sanghani was elected the new President of the International Cooperative Alliance Youth Committee [ICA YC] at the committee’s Annual Plenary Meeting, held in conjunction with the…
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Regional workshop rallies support for sustainable aquaculture in Africa
ENTEBBE, 12 July 2025 – – Stakeholders from across sub-Saharan Africa recently convened in Entebbe, Wakiso district, for a regional workshop aimed at promoting the Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture [GSA]. Led by…
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MAAIF, OWC partner to distribute over 500,000 coffee seedlings to Northern Uganda Diocese
OMORO, July 12, 2025 –– The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], in partnership with Operation Wealth Creation [OWC], has launched a major initiative to distribute over 500,000 coffee seedlings…
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Bushenyi: Trade Ministry official urges processors to formalise their businesses
BUSHENYI, July 12, 2025 –– A Commissioner from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC], James Mukasa, has urged processors in Bushenyi district to formalise their businesses, noting that this would…
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Ggoobi unveils Shs 1.1 trillion boost for PDM, warns officials against extortion
KAMPALA, July 11, 2025 – – The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Secretary to Treasury , Ramathan Ggoobi says his ministry has released Shs 1.097 trillion to…
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PDM beneficiaries in Masindi praise initiative but call for greater support
MASINDI, July 10, 2025 –– A thematic report by the Auditor General on the management of the Parish Development Model [PDM] reveals that by December 2024, Masindi district and Masindi Municipality had…
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ICA General Assembly adopts new strategy in Manchester
MANCHESTER, July 10, 2025 —Over 400 ICA delegates attended the ICA General Assembly [ICA GA] in Manchester on July 2, 2025, where they adopted a new long-term strategy for the global movement…
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Karamoja’s poverty puzzle: Why the PDM hasn’t delivered the promised change
MOROTO, July 9, 2025 –– Launched in February 2022, the Parish Development Model [ PDM ] was unveiled by the Government of Uganda as a transformative initiative to lift the “active poor”…
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Diocese of Northern Uganda forms coffee farmers’ cooperative society
GULU CITY, July 9, 2025 –– The Church of Uganda Diocese of Northern Uganda has established the Diocese of Northern Uganda Coffee Cooperative Society Limited, aimed at uniting coffee farmers across the…
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