The Cooperator News

Global economy set for weakest run since 2008 outside of recessions  

KAMPALA, June 11, 2025 –– Heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty are expected to drive global growth down this year to its slowest pace since 2008 outside of outright global recessions, according…

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First cooperative feedlot to be inaugurated in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, June 10, 2025 ––  On June 12, Argentina’s first cooperative feedlot will open its doors, located in Humboldt, Santa Fe. This confined area intended for intensive cattle fattening in pens will…

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Conserving the environment: Briquette-making initiative empowers women and men in Kotido district

KOTIDO, June 10, 2025 – A transformative initiative is underway in Kotido district, where selected women and men are being trained in briquette-making under the supervision of Green Leaf Consulting Services. This…

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Stakeholders unite to strengthen Uganda’s rice sector 

WAKISO, June 10, 2025  – Key stakeholders in Uganda’s rice value chain have convened in a pivotal meeting aimed at developing a sustainable strategy to boost rice production, marketing, and sector-wide interventions.…

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Bunyoro sugarcane farmers appeal to Museveni for Shs 50bln support

MASINDI, June 10, 2025 – Sugarcane farmers from the Bunyoro Sub-region have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to capitalise their soon-to-be-established Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] with a grant of Shs…

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Bunyoro king dedicates Empango Marathon proceeds to cancer screening machine

HOIMA, June 9, 2025 – The King of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Solomon Iguru Gafabusa, has dedicated the proceeds from this year’s Empango Marathon to the purchase of a cancer screening machine for Hoima…

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Variegatus Grasshopper infestation alarms coffee farmers in Kyotera

KYOTERA, June 9, 2025 – Coffee farmers in Bbanda Village, Kabira Sub-county, Kyotera district, are facing potential losses following an invasion of Variegatus grasshoppers in their coffee gardens. According to the farmers,…

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Adjumani leaders mobilise communities in fight against plastic pollution

ADJUMANI, June 9, 2025 –– Adjumani district leaders have mobilised communities to take decisive action against plastic pollution, urging tree planting, environmental stewardship, and a swift shift away from harmful plastic products.…

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MTN MoMo championing digital agribusiness and healthcare access in Luwero

LUWERO,  June 8, 2025 – MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd has extended the 2025 edition of its 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign to Luwero district, marking the second major activation of…

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New ICA Working Group on Cooperative Cultural Heritage has ambitious plans for 2025

BRUSSELS, June 8, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has created a Global Working Group on Cooperative Cultural Heritage [CCH-WG] as part of its efforts to identify and make known the…

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