The Cooperator News

Ukrainian cooperative movement still needs more help as war escalates

BRUSSELS-The Cooperative Movement in war-ravaged Ukraine still needs more help, according to the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] which has contacted Illia Gorokhovskyi, COOP Ukraine’s chairman. ICA says it recently contacted Gorokhovsky to…

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Lira High Court awards Shs 68bln to Lango families

LIRA-Lira High Court has awarded members under Lango Camp Host Association Shs 68 billion for damages caused when the government forcefully opened internally displaced people camps on their land depriving them of…

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Govt donates tractor to Kasese farmers

KASESE-Farmers subscribing to Bukonzo County Association for Development in Mpondwe town council, Kasese district are excited after receiving a tractor from government to boost their agricultural production through mechanisation. While handing over…

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Over 900 lower council chairpersons in Tororo receive bicycles 

TORORO– A total of 990 LCI and LCII chairpersons from Tororo district and Tororo Municipality have received bicycles, from the government as pledged by President Yoweri Museveni years ago. Handing over the…

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Use PDM to fight poverty, minister Magyezi urges Alebtong residents

ALEBTONG-Local Government minister, Rafael Magyezi has urged residents of Alebtong district to take advantage of the Parish Development Model [PDM] if they are to fight poverty in their households. Launching the start…

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Bugisu women choking on loans from illegal money lenders

MBALE- There is a growing concern as some businesswomen in Bugisu Sub-region choke on small loans given by unlicensed money lenders. The unlicensed moneylenders nicknamed ‘Team No Sleep’ have caused havoc in…

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Probe as cooperatives’ maize shelters collapse in Rwanda

KIGALI – The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources [MINAGRI] in Rwanda is working with other government agencies to examine the recent collapse of maize drying shelters belonging to two cooperatives. According…

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Madagascar: ADF’s agriculture rehabilitation project boosts farmers’ income

ANTANANARIVO -In Madagascar, the South-West Region Agricultural Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project, funded by the African Development Bank [AfDB], has provided a new boost to agriculture, resulting in enhanced farmers’ incomes, according to the project completion report.…

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Support farmers in fodder production, MP urges govt

GULU-Aruu County Member of Parliament, Christopher Komakech wants government to support locals in Acholi Sub-region to produce fodder, saying it will help locals to have enough feed for their animals. This comes…

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UPU graduates asked to embrace agriculture

FORT PORTAL – The Uganda Pentecostal University [UPU] chancellor Maggie Kigozi has urged graduates to be innovative and embrace agriculture, saying the sector offers opportunities that can improve their livelihoods. The Kigozi…

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