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Agriculture
Updated: Ugandan SACCOs challenged to make agricultural insurance part of member services
KAMPALA, October 1, 2026 -– As Uganda’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] expand their support for agricultural production, industry stakeholders are challenging them to look beyond credit provision and make insurance…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kapchorwa’s Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO partners with AGRITERRA to empower members with financial literacy
KAPCHORWA, August 5, 2026 — Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO in Kapchorwa district has stepped up its member education and training campaign by conducting financial literacy and crop insurance training for members of…
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ULC faces Shs 500bln compensation arrears, Buganda tops regional claims
KAMPALA, September 3, 2025 – – The Uganda Land Commission [ ULC ] has appealed to Members of Parliament to expedite the enactment of the Uganda Land Commission Bill, saying the legislation…
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Mbarara Hospital receives Shs 200mln anesthesia machine
MBARARA CITY, 20 December 2024 – Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital [MRRH] has received a fully equipped anesthesia machine from the Hal Tilbury family of San Diego. The anaesthesia machine is a critical…
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Govt, private sector urged to employ skilled youth
MBARARA, April 30, 2024 – Government agencies and the private sector have been urged to employ youth who have been enabled by government to acquire hands-on skills through the Presidential Skilling Initiative.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
USADF boosts Ankole primary societies with over Shs 2.8bln grant
MBARARA, January 30, 2024 – The U.S. African Development Foundation [ USADF ] in collaboration with the Government of Uganda is to inject a total of Shs 2,850,000,000 into selected coffee primary…
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Archbishop Kaziimba to decide fate of proposed West Ruwenzori diocese
BUNDIBUGYO – The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda [COU], the Most Rev Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, is expected to approve the creation of the proposed West Ruwenzori diocese if he…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara Businesses Closed Down
Security operatives in Mbarara City on Monday morning closed down on all businesses and offices, they claim were violating the presidential directives on Covid19. Streets of Mbarara City and its outskirts remained…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Microfinance minister to promote Emyooga products
The Minister of State for Micro-Finance & Small Enterprises, Hon. Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune has pledged to create a department within the Microfinance Support Centre to expand the market base for products produced…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi Central market vendors revive SACCO after 5-year break
Members of Masindi central market savings and credit cooperative society have revived their SACCO after a five-year break. According to its Chairperson, James Masaba, the SACCO had collapsed after the previous leadership…
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