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Stanbic Bank to help Okere Shea Cooperative Society join banking system
OTUKE, March 21, 2025 – Stanbic Bank, Lira Branch, has pledged to assist Otuke district’s Okere Shea Cooperative Society Limited members, especially women, to open bank accounts as they work towards improving…
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Global and African Financial Experts Urge Action to Enhance Smallholder Farmer Financing
NAIROBI, March 20, 2025 — Leading global and African financial experts have issued a resounding call to align financial structures with the needs of smallholder farmers. Speaking at a two-day conference on…
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NARO official urges farmers in Lango to commercialise cassava growing
LIRA CITY, March 11, 2025 – Farmers in Lango Subregion can significantly improve their household incomes by growing cassava for commercial purposes. Dr Christopher Omongo, Head of the Root Crops Programme at…
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House approves Shs 9.5bln in tax waivers for local companies
KAMPALA, February 22, 2025 — Parliament on Thursday approved tax waivers of over Shs 9.5 billion for selected local investors for the running financial year 2024/2025. This followed the adoption of the report…
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Parents of children with disabilities urged to embrace VSLAs to enhance livelihoods
OYAM, February 13, 2025 – Parents of children with disabilities [CWDs] can enhance their families’ livelihoods by forming, and joining community Village Savings and Loan Associations [VSLAs]. This advice was shared days…
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Ugandans urged to formalise businesses to access gov’t support
MBARARA CITY, February 10, 2025 – Dr. Edward Kazire, Principal Investigator and renowned proprietor of Kazire Health Products Limited, has urged Ugandans to formalise their businesses in order to benefit from government…
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Joy as Hoima villages are connected to electricity
HOIMA, February , 9, 2025 — Residents, predominantly farmers, in the villages of Kitoba Sub-county, Hoima district, are overjoyed following the connection of electricity to their areas. Eng. Samuel Magezi, the UMEME…
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SACCO official warns over proliferation of unregulated SACCOs
BUSIA, February 5, 2025 — Kenya’s Mwalimu Saving and Credit Cooperative Society [SACCO] Homa Bay Branch Manager Eunice Oketch, has urged those in the informal sector to join financial institutions that are…
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Challenges hinder performance of National Oil Seed Project
KAMPALA, February 4, 2025 — The National Oil Seed Project [NOSP], which aims to support farmers in 81 districts across Uganda, is facing significant setbacks that could affect its overall performance and…
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Over 700 youth in Albertine Graben empowered with vocational skills
KAKUMIRO, January 29, 2025 – In preparation for the opportunities in the oil and gas sector in the oil-rich Albertine Graben, over 754 youth from households affected by the East African Crude…
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