Cotton
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Western
Stanbic Bank boosts maternal health in Rwenzori
FORT PORTAL, October 24, 2023 – Rwenzori Sub-region now stands a better chance to handle maternal health. This is after Stanbic Bank Uganda donated some equipment to Fort Portal Referral Hospital. According…
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Cooperatives & Communities
China donates farm machinery worth over Shs 7bln to Butaleja district
BUTALEJA, October 6, 2023 – Butaleja district in Eastern Uganda has received tractors worth over Shs 7 billion from the government of China to boost agricultural mechanisation. The equipment includes 11 tractors,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PCCA marks 70 years of service, innovation
TEXAS, September 27, 2023 – Plain Cotton Conservative Association [ PCCA ] members and industry leaders gathered at the organisation’s 70th Annual Meeting to celebrate 70 years of service to not only…
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Agriculture
Lango cultural leader calls for revival of cotton growing
Lira– The Paramount Chief of Lango Cultural Foundation, Mzee Yosam Odur Ebii, has called on farmers in the region to revive growing of cotton as one of the approaches to improving household…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Post Bank given ultimatum to conclude opening accounts for all beneficiaries
KWANIA – Betty Amongi, the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development has given Post Bank Uganda two weeks to conclude the process of opening bank accounts for the beneficiaries of the…
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Western
Don’t invest PDM money in cotton growing, Kasese beneficiaries warned
KASESE – The beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Kasese district have been warned not to invest the funds in cotton growing. The State Minister for ICT and National Guidance,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tanzania: Warehouse receipts to support market competition for farmers’ crops
DODOMA – Tanzania’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade, Exaud Kigahe, has called on every stakeholder involved in the use and management of the Warehouse Receipts System to fulfill their responsibilities…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Kwiycwiny urges PDM beneficiaries to embrace coffee growing
APAC – Grace Freedom Kwiycwiny, the Minister of State for Northern Uganda has urged beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Lango Sub-region to embrace coffee growing, saying it will help…
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Cooperatives & Communities
LCU, UCDA collaborate to introduce coffee growing in Lango
LIRA– Lango Cooperative Union [ LCU ] and the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] are collaborating to ensure farmers in Lango Sub-region embrace coffee growing. According to Maxwell Patrick Akora, the chairman…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Musenero urges Butebo farmers to embrace PDM
BUTEBO – The Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Monica Musenero, has urged residents of Butebo district in eastern Uganda to embrace the Parish Development Model [PDM] in the fight against…
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