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Cooperatives & Communities
Lyamujungu Cooperative reinvests all dividends to settle outstanding loan
Members of Kabale-based Lyamujungu Co-operative Financial Services Ltd have resolved to reinvest all their dividends in order to absorb the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected many financial institutions in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bishop Stuart University, Cooperatives to collaborate on internship placement
Bishop Stuart University has put in place collaborations with more than 50 cooperatives where their students can go for hands-on internship practice and skills training. The revelation was made last week by…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers in Northern Uganda to embark on growing Rosemary
Hundreds of farmers in Acoli and Lango sub regions have received training on Rosemary growing from Special Anointing Oil, SAO-Uganda, an NGO that promotes growth of the popular herb around the country.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Government to promote domestic tourism as part of COVID-19 recovery strategy
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic early this year affected operations of different sectors of the economy. Especially hard hit was the Tourism industry which was constrained by restrictions on movement, closure…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Northern Uganda: Watermelon prices double due to scarcity
The price of watermelon in Northern Uganda is on the rise following scarcity of the crop occasioned by heavy rains that destroyed several acres of melon while it was still in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
NDA shuts down 80 veterinary drug shops for non-compliance
The National Drug Authority has shut down a total of 80 veterinary drug shops and agro-chemical shops in South Western Uganda for failure to comply with standards. The drug shops were closed…
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Teso youth appeal for more information on Emyooga
While other youth in their groups across the country have already started reaping from the Presidential Initiative on Wealth and Job Creation (Emyooga), several youth in Teso region are still ignorant about…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bundibugyo cooperatives call for National Cocoa Policy
Cooperators in Bundibugyo have decried the absence of a cocoa policy to regulate cocoa production and handling which has resulted in farmers earning less due to product quality issues. The observation was…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Rwanda’s clothing spat with the US helps China
More than 100 sewing machines rattle away at a factory on the outskirts of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. A cooperative of 83 of the African nation’s tailors established the company –…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Wawoto Kacel Cooperative empowering vulnerable women through arts and crafts
Wawoto Kacel Cooperative Society in Gulu City is helping hundreds of vulnerable women who lack access to land to regain their dignity through arts and crafts. The beneficiaries, who include former abductees…
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