Apac District
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango Cultural Institution searching for land to plant 40,000 seedlings
LANGO – Lango Cultural Institution is searching for free land in the sub-region to plant 40,000 tree seedlings offered by Busoga Kingdom and Rotary Club International. According to the Prime Minister of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Government launches study materials in Lango sub-region
LANGO – As the government prepares to reopen schools, Ministry of Education and Sports has launched home study materials in Lango region to cover both primary and secondary schools. The home study…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Japanese government constructs maternity ward in Kwania district
KWANIA – The Japanese government has constructed a maternity ward at Abedober health unit in Kwania district to improve access to health service delivery. The development partner also put in place structures…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers In Tears After Suspension Of Livestock Markets
The 42-day suspension of livestock markets announced by President Museveni on June 6 to slow the march of Covid-19 has been greeted with anger and sadness by farmers and dealers locked out…
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Microfinance Institutions In Trouble In Kwania
KWANIA –In Kwania and Apac Northern districts Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) have become the preferred go-to lenders threatening to lock out microfinance institutions. The SACCOs are drawing in huge numbers…
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Tempers flare in Kwania over ‘emyooga money
The long-delayed release of emyooga funds, poverty eradication cash, in Kwania is fanning a wave of raging anger in the Northern District. Aduku Town Council leaders have asked the government to explain…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Apac: Shs 40 bn Aquaculture Project stalls over land row
The construction of dams in Apac district under the Aquaculture project has stalled, and the site been abandoned by contractors as locals bicker over land compensation, theCooperator has learned. In 2018, residents…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Poor management to blame for collapsing Lango SACCOs-Expert
Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (Saccos) in Lango Sub-region are collapsing due to mismanagement, experts have said. Speaking during a 5-day training of Acan-pe-Kun SACCO members on Thursday, the Chief Executive Officer…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Abulomogo Maize Farmers’ SACCO members receive farm inputs
Members of Abulomogo Maize Farmers’ SACCO have received farm inputs from Ngetta Tropical Holdings, with funding from Micro the Finance Support Centre, to promote sunflower growing. Abulomogo Maize Farmers’ SACCO, formerly called…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango Cooperative Union to switch from cotton to dairy, fish farming
Lango Cooperative Union leaders have unveiled the Union-led Fisheries and Aquaculture program that will see the union embark on the promotion of cassava, milk, and fish farming in the Sub-region. Lango Cooperative…
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