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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi SACCO Advocates for Drought-Resilient Crops to Minimise Losses Suffered
MASINDI, March 31, 2025 – Leaders of the Masindi District Farmers Association Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [MADFA SACCO] are urging SACCO members to adopt enterprises such as coffee and cocoa,…
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Kanungu coffee coops grapple with poor quality as middlemen smuggle stocks from the DRC into Ugandan market
KANUNGU, March 28, 2025 — Kanungu district, located in the southwestern Uganda, borders the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] and is a key point for cross-border trade. The district’s Ishasha border links…
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AfDB Mulls US$ 500 Million Facility to Mobilise Financing for Smallholder Farmers
NAIROBI, March 22, 2025 — African Development Bank Group [AfDB] President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has announced plans to launch a US$ 500 million facility designed to unlock US$ 10 billion in financing…
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Gulu and Amuru maize farmers and buyers trained on standards compliance
GULU, March 20, 2025 – Maize value chain actors, including farmers, buyers, and other stakeholders in Gulu and Amuru districts, have been urged to comply with quality standards to secure better prices…
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Adjumani and Lamwo districts to implement Shs 22.83bln refugee project
AJDJUMANI, March 19, 2025 — The Royal Danish Embassy through the Danish International Development Agency [DANIDA] has allocated US$ 6,171,393 [approximately Shs 22.83 billion] to support the implementation of the Uganda Refugee…
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Hoima district receives additional Shs 5.5bln for PDM, begins training beneficiaries
HOIMA, March 17, 2025 – Implementers of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Hoima district have launched a training campaign for beneficiaries of the programme, in preparation for the disbursement of Shs…
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Abim, Otuke districts receive Shs 1.9bln agro-investment hubs
ABIM, March 16, 2025 – Two agro-investment hubs have been established in Abim and Otuke districts to improve access to agricultural inputs and entice farmers to engage in commercial farming. The facilities,…
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Coops warn EU over proposed sanctions on Russian fertilisers
BRUSSELS, March 8, 2025 – Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations [COPA] and General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives [COGECA], together known as COPA-COGECA, have warned that the European Commission’s [EC] adoption of a…
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Gov’t launches construction of Shs 1.5bln roads in Masindi district
MASINDI, March 6, 2025 – Government has commenced the construction of access roads in the two sub-counties of Kiruli and Bwijanga under the National Oil Seed Project [NOSP]. The roads, which are…
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Legislators raise alarm on impending floods after heat wave
KAMPALA, March 6, 2025 — The Chairperson of the Committee on Climate Change, Lawrence Biyika, has warned of the impending heavy rains and floods resulting from the current heat wave, saying government…
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