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Cooperatives & Communities
Fort Portal matooke traders protest high taxes
Matooke traders in Fort Portal have protested a Shs 500 tax that is levied off each bunch of matooke, saying it eats into their profits. The Chairperson, Kitumba matooke market, Amos Gava…
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Over 600 groups register for Emyooga in Masindi
Over 600 groups in Masindi have been registered to benefit from the Presidential Initiative on Wealth and Job creation (Emyooga). In July this year, the State Minister for Microfinance, Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo,…
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Child street vendors on the rise as schools remain closed
Kasese Municipal council authorities have expressed concern over the growing number of children that are taking up street vending following the closure of schools and some markets in Kasese town. In March…
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News
MAAIF tractors prove costly to farmers due to frequent breakdowns
In a bid to boost productivity in the agricultural sector through mechanization, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) recently supplied at least two tractors to each district across the…
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Farmers in Acoli lose acres of crops to floods
Heavy rains in Acoli sub region have left acres of crop gardens submerged. The heavy rains which poured for a better part of August are continuing, causing massive destruction to crops such…
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News
Disaster minister worried by persistent heavy rains
The Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Eng. Hillary Onek, has voiced fears over heavy rains, ongoing for several months now, that continue to devastate livelihoods, disrupt movement of people and…
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Magazine
What happened to Uganda’s Marketing Boards?
While delivering last year’s State of the Nation Address, President Museveni noted that his government remained committed to using “the export promotion and import substitution routes to storm across the middle- income…
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Lack of access road delays works on proposed Okuti border market
Construction of the multi-billion Okuti International border market in Kitgum district has failed to take off due to lack of an access road to the area. Okuti is one of six markets…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Soroti fruit factory recovering from 87% drop in sales due to COVID-19
The management of Soroti fruit factory is struggling to recover from losses resulting from the COVID-19-related lockdown. According to Douglas Kakyukyu Ndawula the factory’s Executive Director, the company registered an 87% drop…
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Join cooperatives to save your business, produce buyers advised
Produce buyers in Acholi sub region have been advised to join cooperatives if they are to remain in business. The advice was given by Nwoya District Commercial Officer Kenneth Kitara, after receiving…
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