The Cooperator News

Farmers advised to grow fast-maturing crops and vegetables

AGAGO -Agago district commercial officer, Geoffrey Otema has tipped cooperative farmers to plant fast-maturing crops and vegetables as the rainy season nears its end. According to Otema, crops and vegetables that take…

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BCU to arrest members over failure to pay back loans

NAMISINDWA-Bugisu Cooperative Union [ BCU ] chairman Nathan Nandala Mafabi has told cooperative societies members who have failed to pay back the loans acquired from the union that they will be arrested…

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Embracing PDM: Govt Chief Whip Obua urges Alebtong lower council leaders to mobilise citizens

LIRA-Government Chief Whip, Denis Hamson Obua has called upon LCI and LCII chairpersons in Alebtong district to mobilise people to embrace Parish Development Model [PDM] as well as monitor other government programmes.…

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Kasaija urges local gov’t officials to enforce laws on environmental protection

MASAKA-The Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija has called upon local government officials to enforce laws on conservation of the environment to mitigate the effects of climate change in the country. The minister…

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Teachers Saccos asked to join major association for operational efficiency

NAIROBI-Kenya Teachers Sacco Association [KETSA] national chairperson, Robert Njue has urged teachers’ Saccos in the country to join the association so that they are able to pool resources together. Njue, who is…

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Co-ops can make you self-reliant, cooperative leader tells Indian female students

NEW YORK – Gujarat State Cooperative Union recently organised a “Young Women Cooperative Seminar” with the theme “Self–Reliance through the Cooperation” for the young female students studying in colleges of Gujarat in…

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The Jane Goodall Institute courts farmers to conserve protected areas

KIKUUBE– The Jane Goodall Institute, a global non-governmental conservation organisation with a keen interest in chimpanzees, has started offering livelihood alternatives as incentives to prevent farmers from encroaching on protected areas. The…

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Minister Ecweru rushes to Nebbi to calm planned demo over poor state of roads

NEBBI  – The State Minister for Works and Transport, Fred Musa Ecweru on Tuesday rushed to Greater Nebbi districts to appease youth who had planned demonstrations over the poor state of the…

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Gulu City garbage truck impounded over Shs 40mln debt

GULU-Court bailiffs in Gulu days ago impounded the garbage truck belonging to Gulu City Council over Shs 40 million compensation that court said the city should pay for causing damage to the…

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Mondiacult 2022: Cooperatives enhance a resilient cultural sector

BRUSSELS-Recently, the International Cooperative Alliance [ICAs organised a side-event as part of the UNESCO’s Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – Mondiacult 2022. Through this conference, UNESCO is reinvesting in the…

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