Trade
-
International Women’s Day: Rwampara women reap big from Emyooga programme
RWAMPARA, March 7, 2025 – As the world prepares to celebrate the International Women’s Day tomorrow, the women under the Rwampara Entrepreneurs Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] in Rwampara district…
Read More » -
Standard Chartered boosts investment in its Futuremakers Women in Tech programme across Africa, the Middle East and Pakistan
KAMPALA, March 6, 2025 – Standard Chartered has today announced a partnership with Village Capital to continue and expand its Futuremakers Women in Tech Accelerator across Africa, the Middle East, and Pakistan.…
Read More » -
Deforestation law: Tayebwa pledges to push for lifting of restrictions on export of crops to EU
KAMPALA, March 5, 2025; The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa will begin his duty as President of the Organisation of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States Joint Parliamentary Assembly [OACPS] with mediations…
Read More » -
Commercial farmers in Northern Uganda urged to go for cheap ACF loans
LIRA CITY, March 5, 2025 – Commercial farmers in Northern Uganda have been encouraged to apply for loans under the Agricultural Credit Facility [ ACF ] to enhance agricultural productivity. The ACF…
Read More » -
Partners seeking applications for the 2025 Global Cooperative Law Summer School
KAMPALA, March 5, 2025; The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and St. Mary’s University, Canada, are inviting lawyers, economists, policymakers, and, most importantly, cooperators from all sectors to the second edition of the…
Read More » -
Museveni urges Christians to embrace poverty alleviation programmes
FORT PORTAL CITY, March 4, 2025: President Yoweri Museveni has called on Christians in the country to embrace government programmes aimed at tackling household poverty. In a speech delivered by Vice President…
Read More » -
The paradox of the gender gap in the leadership of cooperatives
KAMPALA, March 4, 2025 –– To mark the International Women’s Month, theCooperator News interviewed Muthoni Njoroge, a lawyer, policy specialist and advocate of the cooperative movement through Coops Africa. Ahead of the…
Read More » -
Farmers advised to plant quality seeds in new planting season
KOLE, March 4, 2025 – Esther Apwot, 60, one of the pioneer members of Alito Joint Multipurpose Cooperative Limited in Kole district, has urged farmers to purchase seeds produced by certified seed…
Read More » -
Nabbanja launches first ever Pathogen Bioscience Industrial Park
NAKASONGOLA, March 4, 2025 – Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has launched Uganda’s first-ever Pathogen Economy Bioscience Park, calling for concerted efforts to revolutionise the country’s biomedical sector. The 152-acre industrial park, located…
Read More » -
Graft alleged in allocation of lockups and stalls in Masaka City markets
MASAKA, March 3, 2025 – Authorities and market vendors in Masaka City have raised concerns about corruption in the allocation of lockups and stalls in the new markets constructed by the government…
Read More »