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Power consumers in Brazil turn to cooperatives
SAO PAUL – The high power costs and bundled rules for pricing and surcharges in Brazil are making small and medium consumers turn to a new type of distributed generation from cooperatives. Distributed generation, which is power that is generated…
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The power of co-operatives: Europe’s elite football clubs are owned by fans, Uganda has long way to go
KAMPALA – There is no doubt that many Ugandans love football and are keen fans of football clubs. As fans, they support local clubs like; SC Villa, Express FC, KCCA, Vipers and others. The Ugandan football fans have further extended they…
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Standard Chartered launches Bank More Score More Season II
KAMPALA – Standard Chartered Bank launched ‘Bank More Score More’ season II campaign that runs from April 1 to June 30, 2022. This was days ago unveiled during a match viewing party of Liverpool Football Club [LFC] Vs Manchester City…
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Embrace agriculture, UNOC ED tells Kingdom subjects
HOIMA – The Executive Director (ED) for Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) Proscovia Nabbajja has warned the people of Bunyoro against abandoning other sectors in favor for oil and gas sector. On Thursday, a delegation from UNOC led by the…
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Nebbi farmers shun cotton growing over short term crops
NEBBI – For the last three years, cotton growers in Nebbi district have shunned cotton growing for short term crops like rice due to consistent fluctuations in the price of cotton. Most farmers say it has only contributed to their…
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Acholi leaders question the contribution of investors in community empowerment
ACHOLI – Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) and Ker Kwaro Acholi (KKA), the Acholi Cultural Institution has questioned the contribution of the several investors in the sub-region on socio-economic empowerment of the community. This was during last weekend’s Investors Forum organized…
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How SACCOs came to dominate Uganda’s Cooperative Movement
As you travel across Uganda, you will not miss a signage with the word “Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs)”. Even businesses that lend money and have nothing to do with formal cooperatives have somehow baptised themselves with the same…
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The Hunger Project Uganda: 20 years of rooting for sustainable livelihoods.
For over 20 years, The Hunger Project Uganda (THP-U) has prioritized mobilizing and training farmers to adopt eco-friendly farming methods as a step towards improving agricultural productivity and leading sustainable livelihoods. Launched in Uganda in 1999, the non-profit organization set…
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What happened to Uganda’s Marketing Boards?
While delivering last year’s State of the Nation Address, President Museveni noted that his government remained committed to using “the export promotion and import substitution routes to storm across the middle- income barrier,” in reference to Uganda’s quest for a…
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Cooperatives in the Cotton Industry: the good, the bad and the ugly
Just over two decades ago, cotton was known as the household income generator. Many Ugandans recall how their parents used the proceeds from cotton sales to finance their education under the Cooperatives societies and unions of the time. In the…
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