The Cooperator News

MENA economies grow 5.5 percent but benefits are uneven

WASHINGTON-The economies of the Middle East and North Africa [MENA] region are expected to grow by 5.5 percent this year —the fastest rate since 2016—followed by a slowing of growth to 3.5…

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Former WOCCU President and CEO among recipients of U.S. credit union movement’s highest honour

WASHINGTON –The National Credit Union Foundation [the Foundation] has announced the honorees of its 34th annual Herb Wegner Memorial Awards—the U.S. credit union movement’s highest national honours. Brian Branch, former President and…

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Kikuube farmers take up cashew nuts growing

KIKUUBE-After encountering several challenges in sugarcane growing, some farmers in Kikuube district have decided to grow cashew nuts, with the expectation that the business will be profitable and improve their lives. The…

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Teachers warned over multiple borrowing

NEBBI– Teachers in Nebbi district have been advised to desist from the bad habit of procuring multiple loans if they are to remain strong financially. According to the Inspector of Schools/ Special…

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Rwot Acana writes to Museveni over  eviction of Pader residents

PADER-Rwot David Onen Acana II, the Paramount Chief of the Acholi Cultural Chiefdom has written to President Yoweri Museveni, pleading that government halts the eviction of people from the land that became…

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Coffee business is my life, my passion, says the enterprising Dison Kaleng

KAPCHORWA – Dison Kaleng, 35, the proprietor of Bros Coffee in Kapchorwa town, says his growing coffee value chain business is his life and passion. Bros Coffee may sound a name unfamiliar,…

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Co-ops and climate justice: Preview of upcoming Ways Forward 2022 in Manchester

LONDON-Why is climate justice important for the co-op movement? How can co-operation and co-operatives be seen as relevant to the climate movement? What is the best way to build effective alliances across…

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PDM: Farmers, oil millers urge gov’t to set prices of commodities

LIRA-Oil millers, manufacturers, and farmers producing sunflower and soybean in the Lango Sub-region want government to regulate the prices of commodities in the country, saying it is the only way farmers will…

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Africa’s exports fell 11.9 percent in August 2022, Uganda is the reason why

KAMPALA-Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa dropped by 11.9 percent to 1.24 million bags in August 2022 from 1.4mln bags sold in August 2021, according to International Coffee Organisation [ICO],…

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Sebei coop new leaders demand compensation, promise openness

KAPCHORWA-In a bid to revamp the union, Emmy Geoffrey Sayekwo, the newly elected chairperson of Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union [SECU] has asked government to compensate them for the loss of union properties.…

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