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Cooperatives & Communities
500 farmers stuck in Lamwo as ministry delays repairs at irrigation scheme
More than 500 farmers under Agoro Self-help Irrigation Cooperative Society Ltd in Lamwo district have not been able to carry out any farming this season due to a delay in repairing the…
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Food loss and waste could undermine Uganda’s development, FAO warns
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has voiced fears that the prevalent high food loss and wastage in the country that is currently undermining incomes, food security and nutrition levels,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Youth urged to invest in agriculture
Antonio Querido, Country Representative of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Uganda has appealed to the youth to invest along the agricultural value chains as a measure to reduce growing youth…
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Development
MUASA boss threatens strike over staff salaries as universities reopen
Following the recent directive by President Museveni lifting lockdown on schools, Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe instructed staff to report back to their respective duty stations with immediate effect, as…
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Teso youth appeal for more information on Emyooga
While other youth in their groups across the country have already started reaping from the Presidential Initiative on Wealth and Job Creation (Emyooga), several youth in Teso region are still ignorant about…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bundibugyo cooperatives call for National Cocoa Policy
Cooperators in Bundibugyo have decried the absence of a cocoa policy to regulate cocoa production and handling which has resulted in farmers earning less due to product quality issues. The observation was…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Rwanda’s clothing spat with the US helps China
More than 100 sewing machines rattle away at a factory on the outskirts of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. A cooperative of 83 of the African nation’s tailors established the company –…
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Not worth it: Why Bukedi’s love for cotton is on the wane
For years, Bukedi sub-region was best known as one of the leading cotton growing regions in Uganda; not any more. Over the past two decades cotton production in the region has declined…
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Cooperatives & Communities
300 Nwoya farmers targeted for irrigation project
At least 300 small-scale farmers in Nwoya district are set to benefit from a micro-scale irrigation program introduced by the government to skill farmers in the district. The project, which is being…
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Development
Many SACCOs face collapse in 2021- Expert
2021 is likely to see the collapse of many Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs), Leonard Okello, Executive Director of the Uhuru Institute, has predicted. The institute is a leading provider of…
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