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Masaka farmers receive coffee seedlings to boost household incomes
MASAKA, December 31, 2025 — Farmers in Kyesiiga Sub-county, Masaka district, have received a major boost after the government distributed 20,000 coffee seedlings aimed at improving household incomes and reducing poverty through…
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Otuke farmers` cooperative lauds SAA for storage facility
OTUKE, December 12, 2025 — Leaders of Otuke Town Council Farmers` Cooperative and Credit Society Limited has lauded Sasakawa Africa Association Uganda [SAA] for the establishment of a milling and storage facility in…
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UCA trains cooperatives on coffee value chain and agro-industrialisation
MBALE CITY, December 7, 2025 — The Uganda Cooperative Alliance [UCA] on Wednesday conducted a regional capacity-building training on coffee value chain development and agro-industrialisation for cooperatives. The training, held at Mbale…
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Retailer agrees merger to create UK’s largest independent cooperative society
LONDON, December 6, 2025 — A LICHFIELD retailer has agreed a merger which will see the creation of the largest independent co-operative society in the UK. Members of Central Co-op and the…
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Panic as Nebbi residents spend three months without piped water
NEBBI, December 3, 2025 — Communities in Abindu Division, Nebbi Municipality, are in a state of panic after going without piped water for nearly three months. Residents say the prolonged lack of…
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Agriterra to boost capacity of Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO members
KAPCHORWA, December 1, 2025 — In a significant boost to the cooperative movement in the Sebei Subregion, Agriterra has entered into a five-year partnership with Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO aimed at strengthening…
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Africa
A Blueprint for Energy Access: Empowering Africa through Innovation and Investment
JOHANNESBUR, November 29, 2025 — A few generations ago in America, grandparents often reminded children how fortunate they were by recalling stories of walking miles to school or doing homework by candlelight.…
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Opinions & Commentary
OPED; Corporates’ Role in Conservation Protects Assets, Stabilises Supply Chains and Strengthens Long-term Value
By Humphrey Kariuki KAMPALA, November 17, 2025 — In the Congo Basin, forests are cleared each day as rivers that sustain millions of livelihoods across Africa decline. Across the Sahel, advancing deserts…
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A storm’s fury: Rubirizi locals face hunger, call for help
RUBIRIZI, September 22, 2025 – The skies have turned against the people of Magambo Subcounty in Rubirizi district. A recent hailstorm, a violent mix of heavy rain and fierce winds, has left…
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8,000 teenage mothers to be equipped with vocational skills
LIRA, September 19, 2025 — The National Women’s Council [NWC] has launched a nationwide initiative aimed at equipping a total of 8,000 teenage mothers and school dropouts with vocational skills, in a…
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