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Coffee, minerals, and cotton drive Uganda’s exports in July-report
KAMPALA, September 28, 2024 – Uganda’s export earnings for July 2024 reached US$ 785.03 million [about Shs 785 billion at the current exchange rate of 1USD: Shs 3700], marking a 9.2 percent…
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Museveni insists rationalisation of public agencies will enhance efficiency
ENTEBBE, September 4, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday addressed a key meeting at State House Entebbe, advocating for the strengthening of the Public Service Standing Orders. With an emphasis on…
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Museveni, Among clash over 4-acre model in Northern Uganda
GULU CITY, August 30, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has sharply criticised the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, for challenging the relevance of the 4-acre model he has been advocating nationwide. Among…
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Museveni Commissions Spiro Electric Motorbikes In Uganda
KYANKWANZI, July 12, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned Spiro electric motorcycles during an event held at the National Leadership Institute [NALI], Kyankwanzi. The delegation from Spiro was led by Odrek…
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Acholi farmers advised to continue growing cotton
GULU, June 14, 2024 – Cotton growing is still a profitable enterprise that should never be shunned by the farmers despite the emergence of new cash crops in Uganda, according to Bob…
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Billions lost as fire guts ginnery in Kwania district
KWANIA, April 9, 2024 – Properties worth more than Shs 2 billion have been destroyed in a fire that gutted a section of Ikwera Ginnery in Kwania district. The fire that started at 4:00…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Trade ministry asked to explain cause-of-low prices of cotton in the country
KAMPALA, February 1, 2024 – Members of Parliament have asked the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC] to explain the cause of the low prices of cotton, and other cash crops,…
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Mbale City leaders start monitoring of PDM progress
MBALE, January 23, 2024 – The Leaders in Mbale City have started visiting the Parish Development Model [PDM] beneficiaries to assess how far the beneficiaries have gone with the projects selected for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Locals appeal for govt support to revive cooperative society
SOROTI, January 19, 2024 – The residents of Omugenya Parish , Awalwal Sub-county in Soroti district are appealing to government to provide them with financial support so that they can revive their…
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Ivory Coast welcomes new Better Cotton programme to boost sustainability
ABIDJANI, November 22, 2023 – One of the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiatives, Better Cotton, has announced a new programme in Ivory Coast with the aim of supporting 200,000 domestic cotton farmers in…
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