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Cooperatives & Communities
Trade ministry official cautions SACCOs against multiple borrowing
KAMPALA, March 28, 2024 – Multiple borrowing could soon land rogue members of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [ SACCOs] in jail. This was said days ago by Moses Magumba, a Senior…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Brazilian family farmer encourages work of other rural women in providing food for school feeding
BRASILIA, March 26, 2024– Family farmer Rita de Cássia Alves has been president of the AgroVerde Cooperative, located in Guapimirim, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil since 2021. In her…
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Opinions & Commentary
Strengthening economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs through cooperatives
By Ashley Holst LONDON March 25, 2024 – Cooperatives are leaders in promoting inclusive economic growth by providing equitable and accessible solutions to economic and social stressors. Two of the seven principles…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MADFA SACCO loan portfolio grows 39 percent
MASINDI, March 22, 2024 – Masindi District Farmers Association savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [ MADFA SACCO ] registered an increase in loan portfolio from Shs 3.5 billion in 2022 to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
CHF Canada recognised again as a top employer
OTTAWA, March 22, 2024 – The Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada [CHF Canada] has been recognised for a fourth straight year as a top employer in the National Capital Region. “The leading employers…
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Cooperatives & Communities
From the hills of Sebei, Mengya Cooperative sails to victory in Coop360 Innovations Award
KAMPALA, March 22, 2024 – It was a dream come true for Mengya Integrated Farmers’ Cooperative Society from the hills of Sebei in Eastern Uganda, after sweeping away all other competitors in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt offers over 90,000 kilos of soybeans to Lira farmers
LIRA, March 21, 2024 – Government through the National Agriculture Advisory Services [NAADS] has given 95,000 Kilogrammes of soybeans to 18 agricultural cooperatives in Lira district. Some of the the beneficiary cooperatives include…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coop3600 Innovations Award ignites competitiveness in Uganda’s cooperative sector
KAMPALA, March 16, 2024 –In a bustling atmosphere filled with anticipation and cooperative spirit,The Uhuru Institute for Social Development [TUI], together with her partners for the Coop3600 Innovations Award, hosted a riveting…
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News
Kole farmers urged to embrace agricultural mechanisation
KOLE, March 14, 2024 – The Woman Member of Parliament for Kole district Judith Alyek, has emphasised the need for farmers in the district to adopt agricultural mechanisation to boost farm productivity,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
AFFM investing in women cocoa producers contributes to accelerating progress for Côte d’Ivoire coop
ABIDJAN, March 10, 2024 – San Pedro is located in southwestern Côte d’Ivoire, and producing cocoa alone here can be an uphill battle. For Sandrine Assi, one of San Pedro’s women cocoa…
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