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Gulu University seeks Shs 27b to set up juice producing factory
GULU – Gulu University is seeking at least Shs27 billion to set up a complete, independent juice processing factory. Last year, the University launched the “Gulu University Muyeme Juice” pilot project which majorly…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bee farmers advise govt to recruit more entomologists
LIRA – Bee farmers in the Lango sub region have urged the government to recruit more Entomology officers to train farmers on beekeeping as a business for income generation. Professional entomologists contribute…
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Cooperators attend TUI’s Youth Leadership and Entrepreneurship Camp 2022, urged to create wealth
KAMPALA– About 40 youth from several cooperatives on the Coop360° Network are attending a four-day annual Kyoto Youth Leadership and Entrepreneurship Camp 2022, organised by The Uhuru Institute for Social Development [TUI].…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Rwandan Sandra Uwera now global CEO of Fairtrade International
BONN – Fairtrade International, the global label for social justice and sustainability, has appointed Rwandan Sandra Uwera as its global Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Ms Uwera succeeds Dr Nyagoy Nyong’o, who served as…
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Power Forex International cons public of Shs1.8b
LIRA– At least 2,000 people in Lango, Acholi, West Nile and Bunyoro sub-regions have been conned in a dubious online deal by Power Forex International, a company with headquarters in Kampala, according…
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Insecurity, poor road network affecting cross border trade
WEST NILE – Ugandan’s local investors and young entrepreneurs in the West Nile region have described the hindrance in the cross-border trade between Uganda and DR-Congo is due to insecurities and poor…
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Democracy
Members flee Kigarama People’s SACCO over leadership squabbles
SHEEMA – A section of former members of Kigarama People’s SACCO have officially left their once historical financial institution over leadership wrangles. Located in Kanyeganyege Town Council, Sheema North Constituency, Kigarama People’s…
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Development
New study calls for investing in high-potential commodities
KAMPALA – Uganda’s post-covid-19 socio-economic recovery could be fast-tracked if we are to go by the recommendations of a new economic study. The study that recommends which agri-food sub-sectors should be prioritized…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICO members receive draft of new International Coffee Agreement
KAMPALA – The 132nd (virtual) Session of the International Coffee Council concluded on April 2021 following a week of associated meetings of the Committees of the Organisation, with the committees holding meetings to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Global coffee exports decline, as Uganda takes blame for Africa’s low figures
KAMPALA – Global exports of green beans of coffee in February 2022 declined, totaling 9.88 million (mln) bags, compared with 10.24 mln bags exported in the same month of the previous year,…
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