The Cooperator News

Joining higher education: 229 students receive BCU scholarships

MBALE CITY, October 27, 2025 — A total of 229 students from the Bugisu Subregion have received scholarships from the Bugisu Cooperative Union [ BCU ], enabling them to join various institutions…

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Relief for farmers as roads are rehabilitated in Hoima to ease transportation

HOIMA, October 27, 2025 — Farmers in various areas of Hoima district have reason to smile after the local government rehabilitated 66 kilometres of roads at a cost of Shs 390 million,…

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Uganda, others to benefit as AfDB receives Shs 700bln to catalyse financing for smallholder farmers

KAMPALA, October 27, 2025 — The Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme [GAFSP] has announced the first allocation from its new private sector financing window to the African Development Bank [ AfDB…

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Cooperatives urged to invest in green economy to reduce C02 in atmosphere

KAMPALA, October 27, 2025 —The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on cooperatives around the world to invest more resources into the green economy and strengthen the natural green ecosystem…

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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: new video spotlights cooperative impact

BRUSSELS, October 26, 2025 — Have you ever wondered how cooperatives shape people’s daily lives? A new global video, “A Day in the Life with Coops”, takes you on a visual journey…

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Teso journalists embrace saving culture to boost livelihoods

SOROTI CITY, October 26, 2025 — Journalists in the Teso Subregion, under their umbrella association, Teso Journalists for Community Empowerment [TEJFOCE], have launched a savings initiative aimed at improving their livelihoods and…

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PDM accountability meeting in Moyo reveals major challenges in programme implementation

MOYO, October 26, 2025 – A crucial accountability meeting convened by Moyo district Assistant Commercial Officer, Dominic Amegavu, has exposed significant challenges in the management and implementation of the Parish Development Model…

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Bank of Uganda report hails national economy amid global uncertainty

KAMPALA, October 25, 2025 — Uganda’s economy has continued to display strong resilience and stability despite a complex and evolving global environment marked by geopolitical tensions, commodity price swings and tight financial…

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Scientists to develop resilient cassava varieties, for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

KAMPALA, October 25, 2025 — In a collaborative effort to combat cassava whitefly pests, research institutions, agricultural innovators and scientists have decided to develop resilient cassava varieties as a measure to improve…

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Court halts confirmation of new directors at Igara Growers Tea Factory

BUSHENYI, October 25, 2025 – The Igara Growers Tea Factory in Kyamuhunga, Bushenyi district, is once again embroiled in a bitter leadership dispute after the High Court, through a court order, halted…

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