Africa
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Cooperatives & Communities
Co-operators appeal for legal framework to promote water for production
Members of Miromi Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Agali Sub County, Lira district, have appealed to the government to come up with a strong legal framework to facilitate farmers’ access to water for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango Cooperative Union in battle to recover lost assets
The leadership of Lango Cooperative Union is struggling to repossess its prime assets that were lost to private individuals. Formed in 1952 to promote cotton growing in the greater Lango sub-region, it…
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Development
Bunyoro leaders urged on sugarcane cooperatives
Leaders from the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) secretariat have called upon the leadership of Bunyoro sub-region to mobilize sugarcane farmers to form cooperatives. The call was made by former minister for Information…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Katuna cooperatives hit hard by Uganda-Rwanda standoff
Cooperatives operating in Katuna town, which is situated in Kabale district, along the Uganda-Rwanda border, have decried the ongoing standoff between the two countries, saying it has cost them business. Relations between…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Savings groups warned against sharing savings for Christmas
Rogers Byamukama, the Federation of Uganda Football Association’s (FUFA) delegate for the Albertine region, has condemned the practice, widespread among savings groups in Masindi district, of sharing their savings among members to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi Central market vendors revive SACCO after 5-year break
Members of Masindi central market savings and credit cooperative society have revived their SACCO after a five-year break. According to its Chairperson, James Masaba, the SACCO had collapsed after the previous leadership…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ex-Office Attendant mints Shs 70m yearly from farming
About 15 kilometers from Aduku, along Ikwera to Nambieso Sub County road, lies Ogwang-med-mac farm owned by Patrick Ogwang, a former office attendant, now model farmer. Ogwang, who in the past worked…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Pakwach: Rising L. Albert waters destroy local businesses
Business owners in Panyimur Town Council, Pakwach district, are in tears over the rising levels of Lake Albert that have submerged several business premises in the area, leading to loss of income…
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Cooperatives & Communities
400 farmers in Kwania receive heifers under restocking program
More than 400 farmers from six sub-counties in Kwania district have received heifers worth Shs 576m under the restocking program. In 2014, the government earmarked Shs 20 bn to restore livelihoods and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UCDA cracks down on immature coffee trade
The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has declared war against traders engaged in buying immature coffee from farmers. UCDA’s regional extension officer for Rwenzori region, Emmanuel Tumwizere, said picking immature coffee berries…
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