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Sebei widows and widowers launch SACCO to boost economic empowerment
KAPCHORWA, November 13, 2025 — The Sebei One Widows and Widowers Association has launched a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] to promote economic empowerment, savings and investment among widows and widowers…
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Nandala pledges to allocate 10 percent of national budget to agriculture
SOROTI, November 10, 2025 — James Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the presidential flag bearer for the Forum for Democratic Change [FDC], has pledged to revitalise Uganda’s agriculture sector by allocating 10 percent of…
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Breeding and fodder production centre officially launched in Kween
KWEEN, November 6, 2025 — Farmers in Kween district have received a major boost following the official launch of a breeding and fodder production centre in Ngenge Sub-county, Soi County. The new…
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Museveni urges Ugandans to embrace PDM as he questions implementation of GROW project
SOROTI CITY, November 6, 2025 — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Ugandans to embrace the Parish Development Model [ PDM ], saying it was designed to support the “active poor”, unlike…
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Floods cause havoc in Serere, destroying crops and homes
SERERE, November 4, 2025 — More than 250 farms have been left waterlogged following days of heavy rainfall in Serere district, with Kateta Sub-county reported as the worst affected area. According to…
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Kween: SACCO leaders arrested over alleged theft Shs 13mln
KWEEN, October 31, 2025 — Police in Kween district have arrested three leaders of the Kapwata Kworus Parish Development Model SACCO [PDM SACCO] on allegations of forgery, falsification of documents, and theft…
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Farmers urged to preserve indigenous seeds as seed bank launched in Serere
SERERE, October 30, 2025 — The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum Uganda [ESAFF Uganda] has established a community seed bank at Alilimo village in Kyere Town Council, Serere district.…
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Over 400 Kapchorwa farmers receive coffee fertilisers in district initiative
KAPCHORWA, October 29, 2025 — More than 400 farmers in Kapchorwa district have received coffee fertilisers from the district production office as part of an ongoing effort to boost coffee productivity and…
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NaSARRI partners with cooperatives to revamp cotton farming
SERERE, October 28, 2025 – The National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute [NaSARRI] has embarked on a commercial partnership with cotton-growing cooperatives to revitalise the crop, which remains one of Uganda foreign exchange…
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Joining higher education: 229 students receive BCU scholarships
MBALE CITY, October 27, 2025 — A total of 229 students from the Bugisu Subregion have received scholarships from the Bugisu Cooperative Union [ BCU ], enabling them to join various institutions…
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