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Development
Avocado cooperative seeks to make Acholi a green sub-region
ACHOLI – Gulu Avocado Farmers’ Cooperative Society has embarked on growing Hass Avocado variety; an initiative that will see heavily deforested Acholi sub-region green again and increase income among households. The Hass Avocado…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru farmers receive rice processing machine worth Shs 80m
AMURU – Amuru farmers under their umbrella organization Pabo Rice Farmers’ Cooperative have received a rice processing machine worth Shs 80m. The rice processing machine will be stationed in Pabbo town council,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Veterans Complain About Their Pension Payments
MASINDI – Veterans from Pakanyi sub-county in Masindi district under their cooperative, Buruli County Veterans’ Cooperative Society Limited are complaining over non payment of their pension by the government. “Some of us…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cooperative Members Urged To Save For Old Age
YUMBE– The members of Aupi Cooperative Saving and Credit Society Limited operating in Yumbe Town, West Nile Region has been urged to save for their old age benefits if they are to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu Boda-boda Riders Curse Politicians
GULU – About 22,000 Gulu boda-boda riders allied to Gulu City Boda- Boda Association are directing their anger at politicians, who they say used them, months to the January 14 general election…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Beneficiaries: Emyooga Cash For SACCOs Too Little
“You find a Sacco with over 500 members in different associations in a constituency getting Shs 30 million, do you expect it to help them out of poverty. I saw some members…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cooperative fight over assets Spilled into public view
Enock Rusibika, the chairman and his co-executive leaders of Rubaya Cooperative Society Ltd, are battling very damaging accusations of selling the cooperative’s truck registration number UAJ 9791W in March without consulting members.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu Bee farmers to form cooperative
Bee farmers in Gulu are in the process of forming a cooperative in a bid to address some of the challenges they face in their enterprise. There are over 1,000 bee farmers…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Advocacy platform needed for Agriculture sector post-COVID- NAAC
The National Alliance of Agricultural Co-operatives (NAAC) has called for the formation of a nationwide agricultural advocacy platform to bridge the gap between the government and the other actors in Uganda’s agricultural…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Unlicensed SACCOs risk closure, accused of preying on savers
Members of unlicensed Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) are at risk of losing their hard-earned savings, Philip Otim, the Apac District Commercial Officer, has warned. Available figures indicate that there are…
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