Development
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Farmers blame bad roads for premature coffee harvests
Coffee farmers and Cooperators in Kasese district have blamed the poor road network for the losses they make as a result of harvesting and selling unripe coffee beans. The farmers made the…
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Avoid commercial banks, Minister advises entrepreneurs
The State Minister for Microfinance, Hon. Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, has advised small scale entrepreneurs to desist from taking high-interest loans from commercial banks, arguing that such rates may cripple rather than boost…
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Masaka Pineapple Farmers Renew Call for a Fruit Processing Plant
Pineapple farmers in Masaka district have called on the government to honor its commitment to construct a processing factory in their locality to enable them to switch from selling raw fruits to…
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Government donates tractors to cooperatives in Kasese
In a bid to boost agricultural production, government through Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) has donated three tractors to three cooperative societies in Kasese district. The donation comes at a time when the…
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Bushenyi Residents Appeal to Nakalema over Collapsing SACCO
BUSHENYI: Residents of Ruharo parish, Bumbaire Sub County in Bushenyi- Ishaka municipality have appealed to the head of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit Edith Nakalema, over the looming collapse of their SACCO…
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Men and youths dominate saccos – report
In Summary There are over 4.97 million individuals as well as corporate or institutional members in SACCOs. Of the individual members, 60.65 per cent are men, while 34.23 per cent are women…
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Museveni Looks to Irrigation and Regional Market to Deliver Uganda’s Industrial Promise
President Museveni has identified agricultural Irrigation and regional integration as the two incentives that will propel the growth of Uganda’s industrial sector. Museveni, who was presiding over the launch of a book…
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Rwenzori Apple Farmers: Microfinance Support Centre Frustrating Us
Kasese: Apple growers in the Rwenzori region have expressed disappointment with Micro-Finance Support Centre (MSC) for what they say is the funding agency’s failure to advance them funds on time for early…
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Cooperatives’ Registrar Warns Banks Against Irregular dealings with Under-fire UCA Staff
The Registrar of cooperatives in the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives has warned commercial banks in which Uganda Cooperative Alliance(UCA) has accounts, to take extra effort to authenticate any documents pertaining…
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Government Launches New Fund to Support SACCOs Growth
A new fund to help support small businesses’ earning power and boost the financial standing of Saving and Credit Cooperatives Societies has been announced. In a speech to the populace in the…
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