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International
NCUT creates bank account to help cooperatives affected by earthquakes in Turkey
LONDON – The National Cooperative Union of Turkey [NCUT] has opened a bank account to provide assistance to member cooperatives affected by the recent earthquakes in Turkey. This follows the request of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Emyooga SACCOs urged to apply for permanent registration
FORT PORTAL – Emyooga SACCOs in the Rwenzori Sub-region have been advised to apply for the permanent registration before their probation certificates expire. Joseph Lutalo, the assistant registrar of cooperatives in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Butaleja rice farmers urged to join SACCOs
BUTALEJA – Rice farmers in Butaleja district have been urged to join Savings and Credit Cooperatives Organisations [SACCOs] if they are to improve their household incomes. The manager Doho Farmers’ SACCO in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
New season: Alebtong cooperative farmers to get seeds for planting
ALEBTONG – At least 100 farmers under Abukamola Onote Joint Cooperative Society in Omoro Sub-county in Alebtong district are to receive sunflower, soybean, and maize seeds for planting this season from Alito…
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East Africa
Kenya suspends loans for ailing Metropolitan National SACCO
NAIROBI-The Kenyan government and the interim board of the ailing teachers-owned Metropolitan National SACCO Limited, have suspended long-term loans to members, reached out to creditors for loan moratoria and embarked on closure…
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International
Cooperatives in India to be strengthened
NEW DELHI -The Union Cabinet in India days ago approved strengthening the cooperative movement in the country and deepening its reach up to the grassroots, according to Indian Cooperative. Indian Cooperative reports…
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International
Understanding the business of coffee cooperatives
BOGOTÁ – Much of the coffee consumed across the globe is produced by coffee cooperatives. In the simplest sense of the word, these can be defined as organised groups of smallholder farmers…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister urges Mbarara traders to form cooperatives
MBARARA-The Minister of State for Trade, Harriet Ntabazi has advised traders in Mbarara to form cooperatives in order to dictate the market for their products. The minister made the call on Friday…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Adjumani farmers decry low prices of soybeans, urged to form cooperatives
ADJUMANI -More than 100 farmer groups and individual farmers in Adjumani district are stuck with close to 50 tons of soybeans due to the low prices being offered by the middlemen. The…
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News
Over Shs 60 mln raised to fund Mbarara City Festival
MBARARA– Businessmen, traders, and corporate companies have contributed over Shs 60 million to fund activities as they join the rest of the residents to mark three years since Mbarara Municipality gained city…
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