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Cooperatives & Communities
Agricultural investment: Teso youth ask for tractors at gathering
SOROTI – Thousands of youth from the 11 districts of Teso Sub-region have asked government to provide them with modern agricultural implements like tractors and others to help them increase agricultural output.…
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Technology
NARO launches anti-tick vaccine in Mbarara
MBARARA– Ministers, Members of Parliament, and National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] scientists late last week commissioned the trial of an anti-tick vaccine in Mbarara district to protect cattle from ticks and related…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Leaders of cooperative societies urged to be transparent and accountable
KIKUUBE– The board members and managers of cooperative societies in Kikuube district have been told to develop a spirit of transparency and accountability to ensure the sustainability of the existing cooperative societies…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Farmers, oil millers urge gov’t to set prices of commodities
LIRA-Oil millers, manufacturers, and farmers producing sunflower and soybean in the Lango Sub-region want government to regulate the prices of commodities in the country, saying it is the only way farmers will…
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News
Kasaija urges local gov’t officials to enforce laws on environmental protection
MASAKA-The Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija has called upon local government officials to enforce laws on conservation of the environment to mitigate the effects of climate change in the country. The minister…
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International
Co-ops can make you self-reliant, cooperative leader tells Indian female students
NEW YORK – Gujarat State Cooperative Union recently organised a “Young Women Cooperative Seminar” with the theme “Self–Reliance through the Cooperation” for the young female students studying in colleges of Gujarat in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni impressed by Emyooga, insists PDM will be funded
ENTEBBE– President Museveni has encouraged Ugandans to embrace government development programmes such as Emyooga and others if they are to get out of poverty. Museveni made the remarks recently while addressing the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Forgive us our sins: Rwampara, Ngora officials return stolen PDM cash
MBARARA-Rwampara District Chief Administrative Officer, Stephen Rubaihayo and District Production Officer, Athanathias Gumisiriza have returned Parish Development Model [PDM] cash they had stolen after they were arrested by police. The arrest followed…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sheema dairy farmers abandon milk facility donated by gov’t
SHEEMA –Dairy farmers in Sheema district have rejected a milk cooler installed by government over 10 years ago to boost production and marketing of the farm product. The fully-fledged 300-litre capacity milk…
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Development
Aga Khan students exhibit business skills at 2022 Expo
KAMPALA-Education at Aga Khan Schools in Kampala is not only about reading books and passing examinations. This was illustrated last Friday as students exhibited skills at their 2022 Expo held under the…
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