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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi cattle keepers cut off from market by floods
Cattle keepers are unable to access Masindi town after floods cut off the road connecting Masindi and Kijunjubwa Sub County in Masindi district. This followed heavy rains that washed away the culverts…
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Cooperatives & Communities
1500 cattle keepers stranded after agricultural company bans grazing on Maruzi ranch
More than 1500 cattle keepers surrounding Maruzi Ranch in Apac district are stranded following an order by the proprietor of Hill Side Agricultural Investment Limited stopping them from grazing their livestock on…
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Cooperatives & Communities
4,500 sugarcane out growers in Amuru suspend planting due to floods
Atiak Sugarcane Plantation Out growers Cooperative Society has suspended planting of sugarcane on 2,000 acres of land due to persistent rain and resultant floods. Santa Joyce Laker, the Chairperson of the Cooperative…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Transport, businesses crippled as floods ravage Kole
Floods resulting from recent heavy downpours have cut off several roads connecting Kole district headquarters to the community. Currently, residents can only access the district headquarters using small boats, or by being…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Aduku Tipper drivers protest relocation to designated taxi park
Over 80 Tipper drivers in Aduku Town Council, Kwania district are protesting against a proposal by town authorities to relocate them to the town’s newly gazetted Taxi and Bus Park. During an…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango Cooperative Union to revamp 144 primary societies
Lango Cooperative Union leaders have resolved to strengthen the 144 primary societies under the Union, after receiving a 2bn cash injection from the government. The Union, which was founded in 1952, comprised…
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Karamoja farmers appeal to government for irrigation scheme
A section of farmers in Karamoja sub region in north eastern Uganda have appealed to the government to prioritize construction of irrigation schemes if it is to address food shortage in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
54 SACCOs to benefit from Emyooga in Masindi
54 SACCOs have been formed out of over 1000 groups which were registered to benefit from the Presidential Wealth, Job Creation Initiative, commonly known as Emyooga, in Masindi district. Before they can…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cooperatives can aid women economic recovery – Experts
Cooperatives can help deliver the country’s socio-economic goals in a post-COVID-19 world, enhance resilience and promote women’s inclusion in government’s economic recovery programs, experts believe. According to Monica Emiru Enyou, the Executive…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Munaku Kaama SACCO tipped on mechanisms to mobilize savings, recover loans
As many cooperatives across the country continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption of mobilization of members’ savings and recovery of loans, cooperators have been tipped on member-centered strategies they can…
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