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New coffee labeling requirements to take effect next week
HONOLULU, June 27, 2024 – The Hawaiian Coffee Labeling Act 211, which requires all Hawaii-branded coffee products to include a disclosure of the coffee’s origin and percentage of locally grown and other…
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Akii Bua Stadium construction starts in Lira City
LIRA, June 27, 2024 – Preparation for constructing Akii Bua Stadium in Lira City in memory of Uganda’s first Olympic gold medalist, John Charles Akii Bua, has kicked off after the government…
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AfDB secures US$ 18mln GEF funding for Zambezi Basin and E-waste projects
ABIDJAN, June 27, 2024 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has secured more than US$ 18 million in funding from the Global Environment Facility [ GEF ] for two major projects aimed…
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Norinchukin Bank’s losses expected to grow to US$ 9.5bln
TOKYO, June 29, 2024 – Norinchukin Bank is expected to report US$ 9.5 billion [1.5 trillion yen] in net losses for the current fiscal year, about triple the projection given less than…
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MP Opolot injects over Shs 50mln into VSLAs
SERERE, June 26, 2024 – The Pingire County Member of Parliament, Fred Opolot, through The Opolot Fred Foundation has donated Shs 50 million to village savings and loans associations [ VSLAs ]…
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Hundreds lose jobs as Mayuge sugar factory is closed
NAMAYINGO, June 26, 2024 – Over 600 people in Namayingo district have lost their jobs following government’s rushed closure of CN Sugar factory that was still undergoing construction. The closure of the…
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Kikuube farmers ask govt to subsidise prices of agricultural inputs
KIKUUBE, June 26, 2024 – Farmers in Kikuube district have appealed to the government to subsidise the prices of agricultural inputs. The farmers said commercial farming cannot be achieved when agricultural inputs…
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Cultivating hope: Ivorian cocoa farmers’ path to empowerment
ABIDJAN, June 25, 2024 – On a misty morning in rural Cote d’Ivoire, Delphine Papo deviates from her usual routine. Instead of trekking 4 kilometres through the fog to her cocoa plantation,…
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Agago district struggling to recover over Shs 2bln from youth, women
AGAGO, June 25, 2024 – Agago district is struggling to convince women and youth in the district to repay Shs 2 billion government disbursed to them to finance different income-generating projects. According…
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WEF identifies top 10 emerging technologies to address global challenges
DALIAN, June 25, 2024 – The World Economic Forum [WEF] has published its annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report featuring technologies with the greatest potential to make a positive impact in the world…
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