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News
Cane union drags Kinyara Sugar to court over disruption of operations
MASINDI, June 12, 2024 – Bunyoro Sugarcane Farmers Cooperative Union Limited [BUSFACOU] has run to court seeking a permanent injunction stopping Kinyara Sugar Works Limited from disrupting their operations at the weighbridges…
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Environment
Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom petitions minister over land dispute with Hoima Sugar Limited
HOIMA – Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom [BKK] officials are in disagreement with Hoima Sugar Limited over land measuring five square miles of land located in the sub-counties of Kyangwali and Kabwoya in Kikuube district.…
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News
Evictees in Kikuube IDP camp living without food, as women and girls are raped and defiled
KIKUUBE-“We are living a miserable life in this camp. Where will our help come from?” Ester Turyahebwa, a mother to 8 children who stays at Kigyayo camp for the internally displaced people…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers gain as Kinyara Sugar Works raises price for cane second time
MASINDI-Sugar manufacturer, Kinyara Sugar Works Limited, has again increased the price it offers to cane farmers, saying it will now buy at Shs 128, 000 from Shs 101,000 it has been paying…
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International
Paraguay: A small country and a cooperative giant
ASUNCION-Paraguay, this small country in the South of Latin America with only seven million inhabitants hides a dynamic and growing cooperative sector. 11.7 percent of the financial-banking sector corresponds to the cooperative…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cane shortage forces Atiak Sugar Factory to close
AMURU– Atiak Sugar Factory, a subsidiary of Horyal Investment Holding Company Ltd [ HIHC ], has temporarily stopped manufacturing sugar due to the shortage of sugarcane in the area. The factory has…
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