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Masaka entrepreneurs wary of new Govt funding scheme
Potential beneficiaries of a new government funding scheme for specialised enterprise groups have expressed scepticism towards the initiative barely after its kickoff. The new “Presidential Wealth, Job Creation Initiative”, commonly known as…
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Banana farmers count losses as strange disease rages on
Farmers in Western Uganda are counting their losses in the wake of a ‘strange’ banana disease that has ravaged plantations in the region for months now. The disease, which has been attributed…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nwoya fruits growers urged to join Cooperatives
Fruits growers in Nwoya District have been advised to join cooperatives in order to improve their negotiation power when Delight Uganda Juice factory begins operations in the district come 2021. Delight Uganda…
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Cooperatives & Communities
National Alliance of Agricultural Cooperatives elects Inaugural Board
Government has pledged to support all agricultural co-operatives in Uganda as one way of enhancing agricultural production in the country and improving the livelihoods of farmers. The remarks were made by Joseph…
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Magazine
Lessons cooperatives in Uganda can learn from Germany
In January this year, I travelled to Germany for an exposure visit on the invitation of the Confederation of German Cooperatives (DGRV). During the trip, I learnt a lot that we can…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Government donates tractors to cooperatives in Kasese
In a bid to boost agricultural production, government through Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) has donated three tractors to three cooperative societies in Kasese district. The donation comes at a time when the…
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Ssempija roots for Agricultural Mechanisation
The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempija has appealed to farmers in Rwenzori sub region to embrace agricultural mechanisation as one of improving production. He emphasised that…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Endiro Coffee joins ‘Illinois Made’ program
AURORA — Endiro Coffee in Aurora is one of five businesses in Illinois to join the Illinois Made program from the Illinois Office of Tourism. The businesses in the Illinois Made program…
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Experts Root for Irrigation to Boost Food Security
Kampala: Stakeholders in various chains of agriculture and food security have called for harnessing of irrigation potentials to improve food security and incomes of smallholder farmers. The team of water engineers, agriculturists,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bugisu Cooperative Union Opens Uganda’s first Cooperative Radio Station
In Eastern Uganda, Bugisu sub region, where literacy remains a substantial barrier to development, radio can reach a large number of poor people because it is affordable and consumes little electricity. On…
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