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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 2,000 farmers in Apac set to benefit from a new rice growing project
Farmers in different cooperatives in Lango Sub Region are set to benefit from a recently introduced rice out growers scheme. At least 2,000 farmers in Apac district, have been supported to start…
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Masaka entrepreneurs wary of new Govt funding scheme
Potential beneficiaries of a new government funding scheme for specialised enterprise groups have expressed scepticism towards the initiative barely after its kickoff. The new “Presidential Wealth, Job Creation Initiative”, commonly known as…
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Banana farmers count losses as strange disease rages on
Farmers in Western Uganda are counting their losses in the wake of a ‘strange’ banana disease that has ravaged plantations in the region for months now. The disease, which has been attributed…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Teso Cooperative Union Boss Calls for Unity as he assumes office
The incoming Chairperson of Teso Cooperative Union(TCU) has called for an end to bickering and infighting among cooperatives, arguing that only through unity can cooperatives deliver on the mission of their founding. …
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nwoya fruits growers urged to join Cooperatives
Fruits growers in Nwoya District have been advised to join cooperatives in order to improve their negotiation power when Delight Uganda Juice factory begins operations in the district come 2021. Delight Uganda…
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Cooperatives & Communities
National Alliance of Agricultural Cooperatives elects Inaugural Board
Government has pledged to support all agricultural co-operatives in Uganda as one way of enhancing agricultural production in the country and improving the livelihoods of farmers. The remarks were made by Joseph…
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Magazine
Lessons cooperatives in Uganda can learn from Germany
In January this year, I travelled to Germany for an exposure visit on the invitation of the Confederation of German Cooperatives (DGRV). During the trip, I learnt a lot that we can…
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Magazine
Competition is impacting our tourism industry for the better – Mwanje
Formed 10 years ago, One Touch Safaris is trying to leave an imprint on Uganda’s tourism industry. theCooperator’s Patrick Jaramogi had a chat with the founder and CEO Josiah Mwanje about the…
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Ssempija roots for Agricultural Mechanisation
The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempija has appealed to farmers in Rwenzori sub region to embrace agricultural mechanisation as one of improving production. He emphasised that…
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Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
On 31 December 2019, WHO was alerted to several cases of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. The virus did not match any other known virus. This raised concern because…
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