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Cooperatives & Communities
Trainings key to growth- Cooperatives’ boss
Organizing and attending regular training opportunities for both leaders and members of cooperatives is critical for growth, Mpakibi Waiswa Robert, the Assistant Commissioner in charge of Cooperatives at the Ministry of Trade,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi LCV halts Emyooga funds pay-out to Bujenje youth leaders’ SACCO
Cosmas Byaruhanga, the Masindi district LCV Chairperson, has instructed the district’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to halt the transaction of Emyooga funds worth Shs30 m to Bujenje Constituency Youth Leaders’ Emyooga…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Angry Emyooga SACCO members demand for their savings over delayed release of Shs 2.24 bn
Leaders of SACCOs that were recently formed to benefit from the Presidential Initiative on Job and Wealth Creation (Emyooga) are under pressure as members demand a refund of their savings following delays…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nwoya cooperatives receive Produce stores worth Shs 500m
Produce stores worth over Shs 500m have been constructed for three farmer cooperatives in Nwoya district in an effort to boost post-harvest handling. One store worth Shs169.2mwas built for Koch Goma Cooperative…
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SACCOs grappling with fraud, poor governance
A significant number of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) in Uganda have suffered fraud and poor governance, a new report indicates. The report was released by the Project for Financial Inclusion…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Operation Wealth Creation donates tractor to West Lango diocese
In a bid to boost commercial farming and improve the livelihoods of local farmers, the government through Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) has donated a brand new tractor worth 65m to the Diocese…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kasese youth urged to embrace agribusiness
Youthful coffee farmers in Kasese have been urged to join agribusiness as one way to maximise their earnings. The call was made a during a one-day training for business incubators in Kasese.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Thugs hit Mbarara cooperative, kill two guards
Police in Mbarara is investigating circumstances under which two security guards were killed on Sunday after unknown assailants attacked a local cooperative. According to Rwizi Region Police spokesperson, ASP Samson Kasasira, the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Northern Uganda: Watermelon prices double due to scarcity
The price of watermelon in Northern Uganda is on the rise following scarcity of the crop occasioned by heavy rains that destroyed several acres of melon while it was still in the…
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Soya farmers reap big from bulking with local cooperative
Soya bean farmers in Acholi sub region who bulked their crop with a local cooperative at a time when market rates had dropped precipitously are starting to smile following a surge in…
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