The Cooperator News

Health minister passes out over 160 CHEWs in Lira City

LIRA– A total of 164 Community Health Extension Workers [ CHEWs ] in Lira City and the district have been passed out after undergoing a six-month intensive training on community health. Health…

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Nebbi cassava cooperative in need of tractor

NEBBI – With Cassava growing as their main activity, Angali Producers’ Cooperative Society is struggling to raise over Shs 120 million to procure a tractor that would greatly enhance their production. The…

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MTIC issues deadline for co-ops to validate registration status

KAMPALA-The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC] has issued a compliance notice to all cooperative societies in Uganda, requiring those whose probationary certificates are due to expire in three months or…

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New data to measure cropland nutrient budgets

ROME – How much fertilizer is the right amount to ensure that crop production can achieve local and global food security needs while limiting harm to the environment? Answering that question remains…

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Top officials of dairy cooperative in trouble over Shs 600mln UDB loan

KIKUUBE-Top officials of Kyangwali Dairy Cooperative Society Limited in Kikuube district are in trouble for  allegedly mismanaging Shs 600 million borrowed from the Uganda Development Bank [ UDB ]. Julius Kwesiga and…

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Kiryandongo leaders worried as land grabbers target schools

KIRYANDONGO – The increase in the cases of school land being targeted by land grabbers is worrying leaders in Kiryandongo district. According to Rev. Edward Kiirya, the district education officer Kiryandongo, most…

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Tayebwa pledges to defend Mabira Forest

BUIKWE– The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has promised to fight those that have encroached on Mabira Forest, saying that those destroying the forest will face the wrath of the law.…

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Evictees ask Hoima Sugar Limited for compensation

KIKUUBE-Some of Kikuube district residents who were evicted from the land claimed by Hoima Sugar Limited have asked the sugar company to compensate them, even though the two sides are battling in…

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Paicho Primary School fights absenteeism with food

GULU-By growing its own food, Paicho Primary School in Gulu district hopes to reduce absenteeism and improve its performance in Primary Leaving Examinations [PLE]. Bosco Odokonyero, the head teacher of the government-aided…

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Itek Okile Co-op registers success after settling disputes

LIRA-Itek Okile Rice Growers Cooperative Society in Itek Sub-county, Lira district has registered success after settling a leadership row where some leaders and managers were accused of financial mismanagement. The cooperative has…

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