Africa
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coffee cooperative donates Shs 27m to COVID-19 fight in Ankole region
The Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union (ACPCU) yesterday contributed Shs 27m and 50 packets of roasted and ground coffee to the national COVID-19 task force to support national efforts against the spread of…
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Uganda loses $270,000 per day to smuggling – URA
According to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), government loses at least $270,000 (about Shs 985 million) per day to smuggling in unpaid taxes and some officials in the tax body are complicit…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu agro-input dealers run out of stock as lockdown continues
Agro-input stocks in Gulu district are running low following the ban on public transportation as one of the measures to control the spread of the novel Coronavirus. Two weeks ago, President Museveni…
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East Africa
Coffee company increases prices
A coffee processing company in Kasese district is offering farmers better prices for their coffee following the decreased production in the last two weeks. Several coffee farmers in Kasese have, in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COVID-19: Milk trade can continue, Mbarara RDC assures farmers
Dairy farmers and traders in Mbarara district are free to transport their milk to the market normally, per the presidential directive, Mbarara Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Lt Col. James Mwesigye has assured.…
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News
COVID-19: Transport ban hits Bugisu Cooperative Union hard
The suspension of international passenger flights as part of measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has paralysed the operations of the Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU), members say. Bugisu Cooperative…
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Masindi access roads to connect farmers to market
The Masindi district Local Government is set to receive Shs. 8 billion to construct access roads under the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP). Job Byaruhanga, the District Agricultural Officer Masindi, made the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Karamoja elders appeal to government to revive once mighty Cooperative
A section of elders in Karamoja region have asked government to consider reviving Karamoja African Wholesale Cooperative Society, a once-powerful Cooperative that was based in Moroto town. In an interview with theCooperator…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Deforestation blamed for Karamoja Gum Arabic slump
The Uganda Gum Arabic Cooperative Society in Karamoja sub region has registered a drop in harvest volumes over the past year due to widespread deforestation of the gum Arabic trees. Gum Arabic…
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Avoid commercial banks, Minister advises entrepreneurs
The State Minister for Microfinance, Hon. Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, has advised small scale entrepreneurs to desist from taking high-interest loans from commercial banks, arguing that such rates may cripple rather than boost…
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