Organisations
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Coffee-driven deforestation making it harder to grow coffee in Brazil, watchdog group warns
BRASÍLIA, October 28, 2025 — As the world’s appetite for coffee continues unabated, common farming practices designed to boost production are becoming self-defeating, according to a non-profit watchdog group. In Brazil —…
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One thousand and one ways to celebrate the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives
BRUSSELS, October 27, 2025 — Around the world, cooperative organisations have released commemorative items, art and awards to mark the 2025 United Nations International Year of Cooperatives [IYC2025]. At the ICA Global…
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Uganda, others to benefit as AfDB receives Shs 700bln to catalyse financing for smallholder farmers
KAMPALA, October 27, 2025 — The Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme [GAFSP] has announced the first allocation from its new private sector financing window to the African Development Bank [ AfDB…
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Cooperatives urged to invest in green economy to reduce C02 in atmosphere
KAMPALA, October 27, 2025 —The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on cooperatives around the world to invest more resources into the green economy and strengthen the natural green ecosystem…
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: new video spotlights cooperative impact
BRUSSELS, October 26, 2025 — Have you ever wondered how cooperatives shape people’s daily lives? A new global video, “A Day in the Life with Coops”, takes you on a visual journey…
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Teso journalists embrace saving culture to boost livelihoods
SOROTI CITY, October 26, 2025 — Journalists in the Teso Subregion, under their umbrella association, Teso Journalists for Community Empowerment [TEJFOCE], have launched a savings initiative aimed at improving their livelihoods and…
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Scientists to develop resilient cassava varieties, for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
KAMPALA, October 25, 2025 — In a collaborative effort to combat cassava whitefly pests, research institutions, agricultural innovators and scientists have decided to develop resilient cassava varieties as a measure to improve…
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AWIEF Opens Next Week in Cape Town for 2025 Conference
KAMPALA, October 25, 2025 — The Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum [ AWIEF ] Conference and Exhibition event opens its doors next week, from October 30-31, 2025, at the Cape Town…
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Kenya-Uganda Expressway feasibility marks leap for Northern Corridor upgrade
KAMPALA, October 24, 2025 — Movement between Kenya and Uganda via the Northern Corridor is set for transformation with confirmation of the Kisumu–Busia / Kakira–Malaba Multinational Expressway as a feasible and investment-ready…
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How delegate system is transforming SACCOs in western Uganda
MBARARA CITY, October 24, 2025 – The delegate system is proving effective in large Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] across Uganda, theCooperator News understands. According to SACCO leaders interviewed for this…
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