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Cooperatives & Communities
Skyrocketing Fares Paralyze Public Transportation In Western Uganda
MBARARA – In a national address on Covid-19, President Museveni last Friday eased restrictions on public transport relieving Ugandans from the burden of the lockdown. Analyzing the Covid-19 situation, President Museveni allowed…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Pineapple Farmers Are Demanding For A Factory
NTUGAMO – Farmers in Ntungamo are crying over the continuous drop in pineapple prices in the district. Justus Tayebwa, a renowned pineapple farmer, blames the drop in prices on the Covid-19 lockdown…
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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
Fishing Community On Lake Albert Cries For Help
HOIMA – Fishermen on Lake Albert in Hoima and Kikuube districts have appealed to the government to intervene into the continued attacks by Congolese militiamen. Fishermen on shores of Lake Albert have…
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News
Financial Inclusion Key For Resilience – Bankers Conference 2021
UGANDA – Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) has been challenged to come together to drive financial inclusion as well as increase provision of financial services. This was during the virtual Annual Bankers Conference…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nebbi Food Vendors Protest Over Uncollected Garbage
NEBBI -The local food vendors in Nebbi Municipality are protesting over the accumulated heaps of garbage that have not been collected by the town authorities and has affected their businesses for 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
Uganda Registers Increase In Coffee Exports
UGANDA – Uganda has again registered an increase in coffee exports in June 2021, despite an overall contraction in international trade as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. A report from the Uganda…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UNBS Reduces Cost Of Product Certification
KAMPALA – Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has phased out some of the charges which were previously being levied on enterprises seeking certification of their products and these include Initial Audit…
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