The Cooperator News

Coops based on values can never fail, says Thakur

NEW DELHI – The President of Pan India organisation of Cooperators and Cooperatives [Sahakar Bharti], ND Thakur has said that the future of the country is safe in the hands of cooperatives…

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Cooperatives, others in EAC to benefit from major trade campaign

ARUSHA – The East African Community [EAC] has launched a campaign aimed at creating awareness on the agri-export trade opportunities that have been created through the EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme [MARKUP].…

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Learners petition leaders over lack of internet facilities in schools

NEBBI -Learners in Nebbi district have petitioned their leaders to provide internet facilities in schools, saying the internet is important in boosting their academic performance. They said establishing internet facilities in schools…

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Wealth creation: Bunyoro leaders urged to mobilise communities utilise land

HOIMA – Local leaders in Bunyoro Sub-region have been challenged to mobilise locals, especially the youth, to utilise their land for agricultural production if they are to create wealth for themselves. While…

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Sironko: Over 12 PDM SACCOs miss PDM cash

SIRONKO: The chief administrative officer of Sironko district, Luke Lokuda said 12 parishes in the district have not received funds under the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The PDM, which mainly focuses on…

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Translate PDM guidelines into local languages, gov’t told

MBARARA – The government has been asked to translate the guidelines of the Parish Development Model [PDM] into local languages since many of the beneficiaries of the poverty eradication programme don’t understand…

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LCU, UCDA collaborate to introduce coffee growing in Lango

 LIRA– Lango Cooperative Union [ LCU ] and the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] are collaborating to ensure farmers in Lango Sub-region embrace coffee growing. According to Maxwell Patrick Akora, the chairman…

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Over 40 PDM SACCOs in Kumi receive cash for beneficiaries

KUMI – A total of 1,083 Parish Development Model [PDM] beneficiaries in Kumi district have a reason to smile after their PDM SACCOs received the funds for disbursement. According to Kumi district…

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First-ever Cassava Week Celebration held in Ghana

ACCRA-The Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute [BNARI] of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission [GAEC] held the maiden Cassava Week Celebration in the country, attracting individual farmers, cooperatives, business community, industrialists, and…

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Trillions wasted on subsidies could help address climate change, says World Bank

WASHINGTON – Trillions of dollars are wasted on subsidies for agriculture, fishing, and fossil fuels that could be used to help address climate change instead of harming people and the planet, a…

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