Trade
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PDM beneficiaries in Lira told: “It is time to pay back the loans”
LIRA, August 5, 2025 – As the period for political campaigns in Uganda opens up, officials from the Lira District Local Government have launched a sensitisation drive aimed at urging beneficiaries of…
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Regional animal diseases diagnostic centre commissioned in Gulu district
GULU, August 5, 2025 – The Gulu Regional Animal Disease Diagnostics & Epidemiology Centre [GRADDEC] was commissioned last week in Gulu district, aimed at bringing timely veterinary services closer to livestock farmers in the Acholi Subregion.…
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Lango: Farmers urged to use clean planting materials to boost cassava production
LIRA CITY, August 5, 2025 – Cassava farmers in the Lango Subregion have been urged to adopt the use of clean planting materials to improve farm yields and enhance household food security.…
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Cooperatives urged to tap into Free Trade Zone opportunities
GULU, August 5, 2025 –– Cooperatives in Northern Uganda and across the country are being encouraged to take advantage of the opportunities presented by Free Trade Zones [FTZs], as a means to…
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Mbale extension workers blamed over poor PDM implementation
MBALE CITY, August 4, 2025 — Agricultural extension workers in Mbale City have come under criticism for failing to provide technical support to farmers under the Parish Development Model [PDM], a government…
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Gov’t commissions Nyagak III Hydropower Project in West Nile
ARUA, August 4, 2025 — Government has officially commissioned the 6.6-megawatt Nyagak III Hydropower Project in Zombo district, a milestone development aimed at accelerating industrialisation in the West Nile Subregion where agricultural…
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WSACCO urges managers to prioritise members’ interests
KAMPALA, August 4, 2025 –– Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [ WSACCO ] has called on its branch managers to prioritise the provision of affordable and accessible services to members…
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New law to require bankers to hold professional practising licence
KAMPALA, August 3, 2025 –– The Government of Uganda plans to table a new bill in Parliament that will require all practising bankers in the country to hold a professional practising licence.…
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VNR Lab Report “Are Cooperatives Fit for Purpose? IYC2025 and the Road to Doha”
NEW YORK, August 3, 2025 — As part of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) and the celebrations of the UN International Year of Cooperatives [ IYC2025 ], the International Cooperative Alliance…
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South Africa’s macadamia industry expands despite looming US tariffs
PRETORIA, August 2, 2025 –– South Africa remains the world’s top producer and exporter of macadamia nuts, but the industry is bracing for a turbulent period as export volumes face pressure from…
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