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Africa
South Africa signs agreement to benefit local cooperatives
JOHANNESBURG-South Africa [SA] has signed an international development cooperation agreement with the German Cooperative Raiffeisen Confederation [GCRC] to benefit local cooperatives, according to the South African Government News Agency. The agreement will…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kamwenge farmers get platform to air out challenges
KAMWENGE-Kamwenge District Local Government in partnership with the National Alliance of Agricultural Cooperatives [NAAC] has launched an advocacy platform to help farmers dialogue with district officials on the challenges facing them. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt procures Shs 2.2bln machinery for dairy cooperatives
KIRUHURA-The government has purchased mini dairy processing equipment worth 2.2 billion to benefit farmers in the districts of Sembabule, Kabarole and Isingiro. According to Grace Kazigeti, the head of the Agri-business department…
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International
Forum explores cooperatives and clustering small farmers and fishers for integration in global value chain
MANILA-The Philippine government’s Department of Agriculture [DA] and the French government’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, along with the Bureau of Exportation and International Partnership, days ago organised the 2nd Philippines-France…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Butaleja rice farmers ask govt to subsidise prices of machinery
BUTALEJA – Rice farmers under Doho Irrigation Farmers’ Cooperative Society [DIFACOS] in Butaleja district have appealed to government to subsidise prices of agricultural machinery, saying it will help them to boost production.…
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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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