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Uganda’s coffee exports surge in August 2023
KAMAPALA, September 18, 2023 – Uganda’s coffee exports in August 2023, the highest ever, hit 743,517 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 121.64 million, a rise of 48.19 percent and 70.73 percent in quantity…
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Form Cooperatives to avoid exploitation, Kenyan envoy advises Lira farmers
LIRA, September 18, 2023 – Farmers in Lira district have been advised to form cooperatives so that they can have strong bargaining power when negotiating prices for their produce. The advice was…
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Kuwait cooperatives oppose govt over privatisation plan
TEHRAN, September 18, 2023 – Kuwait Union of Consumer Cooperative Societies is against the government’s plan to privatise the country’s cooperative retail societies. According to Arab Times, the President of the Union…
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PDM money is being spent on marriages and household items, says Ofwono
KAMPALA, September 16, 2023 – Some of the Ugandans who received the money under the Parish Development Model [PDM] are spending it on marriages and household items like mattresses, and food, according…
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Apac farmers acquire micro-irrigation scheme
APAC, September 15, 2023 -As part of efforts towards improving agricultural productivity government has commissioned a micro-scale irrigation demonstration site to serve members of Ayara Farmers’ Group in Apac district. Speaking Tuesday…
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TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2nd preliminary round gets underway on Friday
CAIRO, September 15, 2023 – The first legs of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League second preliminary round resume this Friday, as clubs gear themselves up to fight for a place in the…
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Official warns PDM beneficiaries against diverting funds
LIRA, September 14, 2023 – The beneficiaries of the Parish Development [PDM] in Lira district have been warned against diverting the funds meant to help poor households engage in commercial farming. The…
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Over 4,000 Amolatar residents get free medical care
AMOLATAR, September 14, 2023 – More than 4,000 residents of Amolatar district in Northern Uganda were screened and treated in a free medical camp organised by the district Woman Member of Parliament,…
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Wakiso khat growers and traders threaten to demonstrate over Narcotics Bill
WAKISO, September 14, 2023 – Khat growers and traders in Wakiso district have threatened to demonstrate should President Yoweri Museveni assent to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Bill, 2023 reintroduced by the government. The…
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UN’s Guterres calls govts to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems for cooperatives
NEW YORK, September 14, 2023 – The 2023 UN Secretary General’s report on cooperatives in social development has been released. The report sets out the entrepreneurial ecosystem approach as a key way…
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