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Sembabule: Over 290 poor households receive PDM money

SSEMBABULE – A total of 299 subsistence farmer households in Sembabule district yesterday received a sum of Shs 159 million under the Parish Development Model PDM] to engage in selected enterprises. According…

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Butaleja rice farmers ask govt to subsidise prices of machinery

BUTALEJA – Rice farmers under Doho Irrigation Farmers’ Cooperative Society [DIFACOS] in Butaleja district have appealed to government to subsidise prices of agricultural machinery, saying it will help them to boost production.…

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Disbursement of Shs 1.4bln PDM cash launched in Masindi

MASINDI – Energy minister Ruth Nankabirwa has officially launched the disbursement of Shs 1.4 billion for Parish Development Model [PDM] SACCOs in Masindi district. She launched the disbursement on Friday last week…

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Minister Ngobi launches Shs 500mln model farm in Butebo district

BUTEBO – The State Minister for Trade and Cooperatives, Frederick Ngobi Gume has launched a Shs 500 million model farm in Kacuru Sub-county, Butebo district to help improve farming activities in the…

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Teso elders ask Museveni to fulfil his pledge of establishing irrigation schemes

SOROTI – The Elders’ Council in Teso Sub-region have asked President Museveni to fulfill his pledge of establishing irrigation schemes in the area to boost agricultural production. The elder made the call…

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Minister orders cancellation of two land titles in Ntoroko district

NTOROKO – The Minister of State for Lands, Dr Sam Mayanja has ordered for the cancellation of two titles in Ntoroko district covering over 3,000 acres, saying they were acquired unlawfully. Mayanja…

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Nigeria Police Cooperative Society accused of fraud

LAGOS -Some police personnel late last year accused the leadership of the Nigeria Police Cooperative Multipurpose Society Limited of fraud, according to Sahara Reporters. Records show Nigeria Police cooperative, which is under…

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Mbarara grape farmers call for agronomists as pests and diseases ravage farms

MBARARA- A total of over 200 grape farmers in Mbarara City have asked the government to provide them with qualified extension workers to give advice in the control of pests and diseases…

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Cooperative Bank of Kenya declares Ksh 5.7bln in dividend to be paid to cooperatives

NAIROBI– Cooperative societies which have a combined 64.5 shareholding in the Cooperative Bank of Kenya are poised to receive dividends amounting to Ksh 5.7 billion. This follows a significant growth in the…

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PDM: Groups urged to pick piggery and poultry enterprises

LIRA – Beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in the Lango Sub-region have been advised to select piggery and poultry enterprises if they want to make quick returns on their investments.…

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