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COP 28: AfDB’s US$1bln insurance facility to protect millions of farmers in Africa
DUBAI, December 4, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has presented its planned US$1 billion facility to provide insurance to more than 40 million farmers across the continent against severe impacts…
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CUA to create awareness on financial empowerment
ACCRA, October 16, 2023 – The Ghana Cooperative Credit Unions Association [ CUA ] says it will use its 55th anniversary celebration to showcase how it is empowering citizens to gain financial…
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ACPCU commissions Shs 1.5bln facility as it prepares to roast coffee
SHEEMA– In a bid to improve the value chain, Ankole Coffee Producer’s Cooperative Union [ ACPCU ] has begun preparations to roast its coffee on a large scale. This was revealed over…
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BoU urges WorldRemit clients to submit claims
KAMPALA– The Bank of Uganda [BoU] on Monday asked WorldRemit customers to submit to it the outstanding claims of monies given for remittance purposes to WorldRemit Money Transfer [U] Limited by July…
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Museveni commends cooperatives, talks of re-establishing Cooperative Bank
SHEEMA – President Yoweri Museveni has appreciated the role of cooperatives in the development of Uganda especially in working to move farmers from subsistence to the money economy through commercialisation of agriculture…
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Cooperative official urges govt of Nigeria on collaboration
ABUJA– As the world marks 2022 International Cooperative Day today [Saturday], the President of Cooperative Federation of Nigeria [CFN] and International Cooperative Alliance-Africa, Chief Oriyomi Ayeola has called on Federal and state…
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With a billion members worldwide, cooperatives are a force to reckon with
KAMPALA-The cooperative movement is made up of over three million cooperatives with approximately one billion members worldwide from all sectors and regions, according to the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA]. As cooperatives are…
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ICA President wishes world happy 100th International Day of Cooperatives
KAMPALA– The President of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] Ariel Guarco in his 2022 #CoopsDay video message has wished the world a happy 100th International Day of Cooperatives. “We are making the…
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U-turn as Public Service Ministry calls teachers for dialogue
KAMPALA– The ongoing industrial action called by Uganda National Teachers Union [UNATU] has forced the Ministry of Public Service to invite UNATU leaders for a meeting this Friday, after a series of…
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Rice processing plant excites Nwoya farmers
NWOYA– Rice Processing plant acquired under Nwoya Cassava and Rice grower’s Cooperative Society Limited has given morale to small-scale farmers who will now add value to their produce. The farmers have been…
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