Agriculture
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Hoima leaders locked in fight over cooperative union
Even before it gets off the paper, a plan by businessman Abdu Mariki Mugisa to form Bunyoro farmer’s Cooperative has drawn strong opposition largely from leaders in the western district of Hoima…
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Aninolal SACCO gets farm inputs from UK-based Lango Association
177 members of Aninolal Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (SACCO), Kwania district, have received farm inputs from Lango Association Living in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with the Global Support Development Initiative,…
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Apac: Shs 40 bn Aquaculture Project stalls over land row
The construction of dams in Apac district under the Aquaculture project has stalled, and the site been abandoned by contractors as locals bicker over land compensation, theCooperator has learned. In 2018, residents…
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Kabale dairy co-operators advised to embrace improved breeds, strengthen primary societies
Rwampara District Commercial Officer (DCO), Amon Mutabarura, has called on co-operators in the dairy sector to invest in improved breeds of cattle that guarantee higher quantities of milk if they are to…
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UNFFE, Bunyoro kingdom partner to promote modern farming
Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uganda National Farmers Federation (UNFFE) to promote farming and conservation. The MoU was signed by the Kingdom Prime Minister Owek, Andrew…
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Kakumiro bee farmers resolve to form SACCO
Bee farmers in Kakumiro district have resolved to form a SACCO in a bid to address some of the challenges they face in their enterprise. According to Joseph Serugo, a bee farmer…
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Hoima milk traders urged to form SACCO for value addition
Milk traders and vendors in Hoima oil city have been challenged to form Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) if they want to have one voice and develop their businesses. The call…
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UCA suit adjourned after Respondents’ no-show in court
Mengo Chief Magistrate Nasambu Esther has adjourned the Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA) vs Attorney General and Registrar for Cooperative Societies case to April 29, 2021, after the two respondents’ lawyers failed, for…
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Lango cooperatives hit hard by Kenya maize ban
Members of Abulomogo Maize Farmers’ SACCO are apprehensive about the falling gate price of maize grain at the private aggregating centers in Lango Sub-region as Kenya’s ban on Ugandan maize hits hard.…
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Form cooperatives with a purpose- Masindi LC V
Masindi district LC V Chairman, Cosmas Byaruhanga, has challenged residents to form cooperatives with a purpose if they are to reap big from them. Byaruhanga made the call on Tuesday during an…
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