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Masindi farmers equipped with skills in coffee and cocoa value chains
MASINDI, July 3, 2025 –– Over 100 farmers in Masindi district have been equipped with essential knowledge and skills in the coffee and cocoa value chains, aimed at helping them reap greater…
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Two suspects arrested over theft of PDM funds in Kole district
KOLE, June 24, 2025 –– Police in Kole District have arrested two suspects in connection with the theft of Shs 50 million intended for beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [ PDM…
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PDM transforms lives of PWDs in Lira City
LIRA, June 16, 2025 – – Persons with disabilities [ PWDs ] in Lira City are experiencing a significant transformation in their livelihoods, thanks to soft loans provided by the Government of…
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Cameroon launches national campaign to prepare coffee and cocoa farmers for EUDR
BERTOUA, June 11, 2025 –– Cameroon’s Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Council [CICC] has launched a nationwide awareness campaign to prepare cocoa and coffee farmers for the implementation of the European Union Regulation…
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How are cooperatives accelerating SDG8?
BRUSSELS, June 5, 2025 — The UN’s 8th Sustainable Development Goal aims to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. Cooperatives are well-placed to…
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European Commission publishes first list of Country Benchmarks under the EUDR
BRUSSELS, May 26, 2025 — The European Commission [EC] has released its long-awaited first list of country risk classifications under the EU Deforestation Regulation [ EUDR ], marking a critical milestone in…
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EU relaxes deforestation law reporting for companies
BRUSSELS, April 21, 2025 – Importing companies will need less paperwork to comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulation [EUDR] as of December when it kicks in with changes by the European…
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Nigeria’s Cross River State second to commence construction of its Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone
CALABAR, April 18, 2025 — Nigeria’s Cross River State became the second to mark construction of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone [SAPZ] after the country’s Vice President Kashim Shettima and African Development…
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Regulator pledges stronger collaboration with cooperatives to boost Ghana’s cocoa sector
KUMASI, April 11, 2025 – The Ghana Cocoa Board [COCOBOD] has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with organised cooperatives as a strategy to enhance growth and sustainability in the country’s cocoa…
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Gulu coffee farmers form cooperative society to tackle emerging challenges
GULU, April 8, 2025 – Coffee farmers in the Northern Uganda district of Gulu have established the Gulu Coffee Producers Cooperative Society Limited to tackle emerging market and agronomic challenges. Coffee growing,…
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