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Cooperatives & Communities
Agro-input Dealers Tap Into SMS Marketing
LIRA – Agriculture is among the most hit sectors since Covid-19 emerged two years ago. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni recently announced a lockdown as a mitigating factor to curb the spread of the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Low Arabica Coffee Exports Blamed On Tree Aging
UGANDA – In the recent released report, Uganda’s agriculture skyrocketed as the country registered an increase in coffee export. During the month of June 2021, Uganda exported a total of 618,388 60 –…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bwijanga Launches Construction Of A Coffee Processing Machine
MASINDI – Bwijanga Coffee Farmers Cooperative Society Limited in Bwijanga Sub County, Masindi district has launched the construction of a coffee processing machine. According to the Masindi District Engineer, Atugonza Ramek the…
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Gulu Cooperatives Lose Money To Fake Agricultural Deals.
GULU – Hundreds of cooperative farmers in Gulu district have lost millions of shillings to fake agricultural deals in the Agricultural Cluster Development Project (ACDP). ACDP is a partner project of the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kagadi District Local Leaders Divided Over Tax
KAGADI – A bitter row has erupted between the district leaders of Kagadi over loading and unloading tax of agricultural products in the area. The tax is levied on vehicles carrying agricultural…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fish Farmers In Oyam Decry Counterfeit Feeds
OYAM – Livestock and grain farmers in Oyam district are looking at fish farming as a safety net against the increasingly erratic weather patterns, which have resulted in crop failure and animal…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ankole Diocese Partners With UCDA To Alleviate Poverty
ANKOLE – Ankole Diocese and Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) have launched a partnership to plant coffee to improve household incomes and transform communities in Western Uganda. According to Sedrack Muhangi, UCDA’s…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Otuke Residents Reject Poor Quality Goats
OTUKE – Residents of Olilim sub-county, Otuke district have rejected goats delivered to them under the Development Discretionary Equalization Grant (DDEG). The move to give out the goats to the beneficiaries hit…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu University Stuck With 11 Tons Of Mango Juice
GULU – Gulu University is stuck with 11 tons of mango juice over limited markets in Acholi Sub Region. The University with support from Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) acquired a mobile juice…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cooperative Members Urged To Save For Old Age
YUMBE– The members of Aupi Cooperative Saving and Credit Society Limited operating in Yumbe Town, West Nile Region has been urged to save for their old age benefits if they are to…
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