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Cooperatives & Communities
Coffee cooperative donates Shs 27m to COVID-19 fight in Ankole region
The Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union (ACPCU) yesterday contributed Shs 27m and 50 packets of roasted and ground coffee to the national COVID-19 task force to support national efforts against the spread of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kasese SACCO closes over COVID -19
As the COVID-19 related lockdown continues, many financial cooperatives (SACCOs) are finding it hard to stay afloat as out-of-work members struggle to make ends meet, let alone save with their respective SACCOs,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Hundreds defy social distancing directive at major Kabarole food market
Hundreds of farmers continue to flock Kabundaire farmers market in Kabarole district in defiance of social distancing measures instituted to stem the spread of the novel Coronavirus. Among several measures announced by…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu egg sales drop due to COVID-19 measures
Suppliers of eggs in Gulu district are recording a downturn in eggs sales due to the economic slowdown resulting from the national lockdown instituted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic slump…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COVID-19: Western Uganda cooperatives postpone AGMs over pandemic
Several cooperatives in western Uganda have been forced to postpone their scheduled Annual General Meetings (AGMs) as the social and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to mount. All cooperatives are…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tomato farmers count losses as prices plummet
Farmers in Kasese are counting heavy losses resulting from a sharp drop in tomato prices. According to several farmers, the farm gate price fell from Shs 50,000 for a basket of tomatoes…
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East Africa
Coffee company increases prices
A coffee processing company in Kasese district is offering farmers better prices for their coffee following the decreased production in the last two weeks. Several coffee farmers in Kasese have, in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbale police fires teargas, bullets to disperse defiant traders over COVID-19
Police yesterday fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse traders who had opened their shops in defiance of a presidential directive prohibiting operation of commercial shops as one of several measures aimed…
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Invest more in agriculture during COVID-19 pandemic, Cooperators ask government
The National Alliance of Agricultural Cooperatives in Uganda (NAAC) has called on government to undertake a number of measures to buttress Uganda’s agricultural sector against shocks resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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News
COVID- 19: Kabarole fresh foods vendors stranded as customer numbers dwindle
Food markets in Kabarole district have registered a sharp drop in customer numbers following a series of tough measures aimed at combating the spread of the novel Coronavirus in Uganda. On March…
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