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Jul- 2023 -11 JulyAfrica
ITC Supports coffee producers in Liberia through cooperative training
MONROVIA – The International Trade Centre [ITC] in partnership with the Farmers Union Network of Liberia [FUNL], has initiated a week-long training programme focused on the significance of cooperatives for coffee producers.…
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11 JulyNorthern
Businesses interrupted as UNRA halts Masindi Port operations
APAC – Uganda National Roads Authority [UNRA] has halted the operations at Masindi Port for six days to pave the way for the routine maintenance of the ferry. The maintenance repairs on…
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11 JulyCooperatives & Communities
We owe coffee farmers Shs 6bln, says BCU
KAMPALA – Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] owes Arabica coffee farmers Shs 6 billion, according to the latest press release circulated by management to media houses. This follows yesterday’s reports in one of…
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11 JulyEastern
Project introduces plant clinics to help farmers in Karamoja fight crop pests and diseases
ENTEBBE – A joint effort, dubbed Plant Clinics, to fight crop pests and diseases in Karamoja Sub-region by extending quality extension services and information for early warning and anticipatory action to farmers…
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11 JulyCooperatives & Communities
PDM: Post Bank given ultimatum to conclude opening accounts for all beneficiaries
KWANIA – Betty Amongi, the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development has given Post Bank Uganda two weeks to conclude the process of opening bank accounts for the beneficiaries of the…
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11 JulyEastern
Tororo: Construction of Shs 716mln irrigation scheme launched
TORORO – The Ministry of Water and Environment recently launched the construction of Gule Water Irrigation Scheme in Tororo district. The project being established in Iyolwa town council aims at improving people’s…
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10 JulyCentral
Minister Babalanda warns public servants against corruption
MASAKA – The Minister of the Presidency, Milly Babalanda has warned public servants in the country against corrupt tendencies, saying they deprive citizens of their right to benefit from government development programmes.…
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10 JulyInternational
Jeroen Douglas appointed as new Director General of ICA
BRUSSELS – The International Cooperative Alliance Board has appointed Jeroen Douglas as its new Director General. Douglas will succeed Bruno Roelants who retired in February 2023. The Search Committee, with the support…
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10 JulyCooperatives & Communities
Former manager threatens to sue BKCU over salary arrears
MBARARA – Julius Tugume, the former general manager of Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative [BKCU] Limited has threatened to drag the struggling union to courts of law for allegedly defaulting on his salary worth…
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10 JulyCooperatives & Communities
BCU farmers ask for equipment to produce soluble coffee
MBALE – Farmers under Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] have appealed to government to support them with a soluble coffee processing plant, saying soluble coffee earns better prices on the international market. Nathan…
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