Cotton
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Cooperatives & Communities
Help us to write proposals, Acholi co-operators cry out
PADER-Co-operators of Acholi –bur and Gem Onyot Cooperative society in Pader district want to be helped in writing proposals to enable them to secure financial support for their activities. They argue that…
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Agriculture
Uganda targets world silk market
BULAMBULI-Uganda has the opportunity to move from subsistence to commercial farming in some strategic sectors like silk production to become one of the leading suppliers in the world. Members of the Committee…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira pig cooperative in need of money for slaughterhouse
Oniangaber Pig Farmers Cooperative in Lira city have appealed to government and other stakeholders to help them build a modern slaughterhouse so that they are able to market their products better. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kitgum cotton farmers worried as seeds fail to germinate
KITGUM-Cotton growers in Kitgum district are worried about growing the crop again after some of the seeds planted failed to germinate in the first season of planting. Last season farmers registered only…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Covid-19 effects hit Kitgum cooperatives hard
KITGUM– Several cooperatives in Kitgum district are still grappling with the effects of Covid-19 pandemic, according to the members. The cooperators say that during the partial lockdown to minimise the spread of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Pakistani leader urges Ugandan gov’t to protect businesses
The Pakistani community in the Lango Sub-region joined other nationals to celebrate the country’s 75th Independence Day with a call to the Ugandan government to guarantee the security of their businesses. The…
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News
Acholi union struggling to revive primary cooperatives
KITGUM – In1960s, farmers, mainly cotton growers from primary cooperative societies, in the original Kitgum district formed a union under their umbrella East Acholi Cooperative Union Limited [EACU]. However, the division of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 500 pioneer farmers get macadamia seedlings in Agago
AGAGO– A total of 525 farmers in Agago district have each received 10 seedlings of Macadamia to plant, which will help boost farmers’ incomes in the future, among other benefits related to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira City based Asian investors defrauded of Shs 9b
LIRA – Asian investors dealing in oil seeds and milling in Lira City have been defrauded of Shs 9b after supplying soya beans, sunflower and cotton to Agri Exim Uganda Limited and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nebbi farmers shun cotton growing over short term crops
NEBBI – For the last three years, cotton growers in Nebbi district have shunned cotton growing for short term crops like rice due to consistent fluctuations in the price of cotton. Most…
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