The Cooperator News

BUBU Trade Show: Entrepreneurs decry UNBS certification hurdles

MBARARA CITY, July 30, 2025 – The inaugural Buy Uganda Build Uganda [BUBU] Regional Trade Show, which concluded over the weekend in Mbarara City, showcased a vibrant array of local innovations. However,…

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Lira City PWDs embrace coffee farming to secure future for families

LIRA CITY, July 29, 2025 –– A number of Persons with Disabilities [PWDs] in Lira City in Lango Subregion have taken up coffee farming, hoping the perennial crop, one of Uganda’s top…

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Tamura Oil: How Burundi’s ‘Red Gold’ is powering peace and women’s empowerment

KARONDA, July 29, 2025 – – In Burindi’s Karonda Province, beneath the towering palms, a quiet transformation is taking root. What began as a modest broom-making venture has blossomed into a thriving…

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Minister Mbadi urges local producers to prioritise product certification

MBARARA, July 29, 2025 –– The Minister of State for Trade, Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, has called on local producers/manufacturers to prioritise the certification of their products to enhance access to both domestic…

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Uganda loses Shs 3.8trn annually to ticks – NARO

LIRA CITY, July 29, 2025 –– The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has revealed that Uganda loses approximately Shs 3.8 trillion each year due to the treatment of livestock affected by ticks.…

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Uganda launches stocktake of updated NDC and begins development of NDC 3.0

KAMPALA, July 29, 2025— The Government of Uganda, with support from the African Development Bank [AfDB], has officially  launched the stocktake of its updated Nationally Determined Contribution [ NDC ] and initiated…

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IFAD and GCF partner in US$ 358mln climate programme for East Africa’s dairy sector

KAMPALA, July 28, 2025 — The International Fund for Agricultural Development [IFAD] and the Green Climate Fund [GCF] signed an agreement for a US$150 million contribution from GCF to the US$ 358 million Dairy…

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Hunger looms as hippos invade and destroy crops in Masindi villages

MASINDI, July 28, 2025 – – Residents of several villages in Miirya Sub-county, Masindi district, including Katagurukwa, Kinuuma, Kibaali, Balyegomba, Kijenga, Kyarukunya, and Kigezi, are fearing for their livelihoods and food security…

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Fairtrade supporting coops in Asia Pacific to collect geolocation data 

PORT MORESBY, July 28, 2025 — In a strategic move to enhance traceability, regulatory compliance, and market competitiveness, Fairtrade producer network NAPP is supporting coffee and cocoa cooperatives in Asia Pacific to…

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Mbarara market landlords urged to raise funds for redevelopment

MBARARA CITY, July 25, 2025 –– Dennis Wandera, Director of Planbuild Technical Services, has reaffirmed his commitment to redeveloping the ageing Makhan Singh Market in Mbarara City. Addressing members of the Mbarara…

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