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Six cooperatives supported by Nema-Chosso generate D11M
In an exclusive interview on Tuesday, 18 June, 2019, with the National Agricultural Land and Water Management Development Project (Nema), Mr. Momodou L. Gassama, the project director, gave the latest updates on…
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OWC targets cooperatives in new shs600b fund for presidential Agri-Led Initiative
KAMPALA, Uganda: The Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) has started countrywide mobilization of farmers grouped under cooperatives to benefit from the Presidential directive on Agro Industrialization for Local Development, thecooperator has learnt. The…
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Uganda, UK partner to improve post-harvest handling for Ugandan farmers
Entebbe, Uganda: Farmers united under cooperative societies are set to benefit from a new partnership between the Government of Uganda and the United Kingdom, that will see them benefit from advanced post-harvest…
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Will NAADS seedlings avert food insecurity for Atiak Sugarcane Growers?
AMURU, Uganda: Government is giving away seedlings to Sugar cane farmers in the districts of Gulu, Lamwo, Amuru and Adjumani to forestall an anticipated food scarcity in the Atiak sub-region, theCooperator has…
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Farmers worry of drop in the price of milk, as peak season sets in
MBARARA, Uganda: Cooperators under the Uganda Crane Creameries Cooperatives Union (UCCCU) are worried of an emerging high peak Milk season that is threatening to slump the prices of milk even further, leaving…
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Museveni Commissions Soroti Fruit Factory, urges farmers to concentrate on high paying crops
SOROTI, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has said he personally de-campaigned cotton growing in Teso because it was not lucrative to the population in terms of boosting their household incomes and addressing poverty.…
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Have Ugandan Pepper Exports been banned from the EU Market?
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda’s Pepper exports to the European Union (EU) could be suspended due to failure to comply with the EU’s phytosanitary requirements, theCooperator has learnt. In a letter dated March 20th…
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West Nile Growers Cooperative Union impounds 10 trucks over shs7.5b debt
By Patrick Jaramogi ARUA, UGANDA: A while back, we reported in these pages how West Nile Growers Cooperative Union had made a bumper harvest from tobacco growing. 4 months later, it has…
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Democracy Powering the Growth of Makindye based KCCBT Boda-Boda Cooperative
Kampala, Uganda: Kampala Civic Center Boda Boda Transporters Cooperative (KCCBT) has got new office bearers. The cyclists cooperative held elections for its members at a colorful Annual General Meeting( AGM) held at…
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Wazalendo builds loan insurance fund to protect members’ money
Lugazi, Uganda: The UPDF’s Wazalendo SACCO has started a Loan Protection Fund that will be used to hedge against the risks that come with loan defaults. The Loan Protection Fund will be…
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