The Cooperator News

670 youth in Bunyoro unlucky as they miss CNOOC training

KIKUUBE-670 out of the 700 youth in the Bunyoro Sub-region who applied to train as heavy machine operators in the oil and gas industry were not considered as they did not possess…

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NARO develops new cassava varieties

LIRA-The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has developed two new cassava varieties that are resistant to drought and disease. The varieties [NAROCAS 1 and NAROCAS 2], according to the director of Ngetta…

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Uhuru CEO shines at continental conference

Cooperatives and social solidarity enterprises in Africa and elsewhere have unique values to add to the global economy and must be allowed space to shine and make their contribution, Uhuru Chief Executive…

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CIDI injects shs40mln in Soroti cooperatives

SOROTI-In a move to boost effective bulk production, value addition, and collective marketing, Community Integrated Initiative Development [ CIDI ] has provided Shs 40 million as seed capital for five farmers’ cooperatives…

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Lira City seeks Shs 300mln for streetlights

LIRA-Lira City Council is seeking Shs 300 million to fix faulty streetlights installed two years ago under Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructures Development [USMID] programme funded by the World Bank. Most of…

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NMS gets new multi-billion home in Kajjansi

WAKISO-The National Medical Stores [NMS], an agency that procures and distributes medicines and other medical supplies to public hospitals and health centres will relocate its head office to Kanjjansi, Wakiso district where…

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Investments of 1.4 percent of GDP could cut GHG emissions by 70 percent

WASHINGTON-Investing an average of 1.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product [GDP] annually could reduce greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions in developing countries by as much as 70 percent by 2050 and boost resilience,…

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Partners to unlock the entrepreneurial capacity of women-led enterprises in Africa

NAIROBI-Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund [AECF] and the Africa Development Bank Group’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa [AFAWA] initiative have partnered to scale and realise the entrepreneurial capacity, feasibility and sustainability…

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Mutukula: Women traders want more cooperatives formed

MUTUKULA– Women traders under the Uganda Women Cross border Union have asked government to support women in forming more cooperatives at the country’s border posts. Jane Benuza, the Secretary General of Uganda…

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Uganda relieved as intercontinental summit clears EACOP project

MAPUTO — The Africa,  Caribbean, Pacific -European Union [ ACP-EU ] Joint Parliamentary Assembly sitting in Maputo City, Mozambique on Wednesday voted to let Uganda proceed with developing the much-needed East African…

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