Covid-19
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Cooperatives & Communities
Co-operatives turn to external loans as COVID-19 continues to bite
As the aftereffects of the COVID-19 global pandemic continue to rattle businesses even at the local level, a number of…
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Agriculture
MADFA SACCO registers 75% increased member savings in two years
The Masindi District Farmers Association (MADFA)’s SACCO has registered an increase in members’ savings from Shs. 1.2 bn to…
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Agriculture
Weak Primary Societies to blame for collapsing Cooperative Unions
The assistant Commissioner for cooperatives, Robert Mpakibi Waiswa, has attributed the increasing collapse of cooperative unions in Uganda to weak…
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Agriculture
Advocacy platform needed for Agriculture sector post-COVID- NAAC
The National Alliance of Agricultural Co-operatives (NAAC) has called for the formation of a nationwide agricultural advocacy platform to bridge…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Unlicensed SACCOs risk closure, accused of preying on savers
Members of unlicensed Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) are at risk of losing their hard-earned savings, Philip Otim, the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Incoming Mwizi SACCO leadership cautioned on integrity
Bob Bariyo Barigye, the Commissioner for Cooperative Development and acting Registrar of Cooperative Societies has called for good governance if…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Boda boda operators urged to form SACCOs
Boda Boda operators in Aduku Town Council, Kwania district have been urged to form Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs)…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Financial literacy key to cooperatives’ success- Kigumba Principal
Samuel Kyaligonza, the Principal, Kigumba Cooperative College in Kiryandongo district, has advised co-operators from the Bunyoro sub-region to acquire financial…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bunyoro Growers’ Cooperative Union bags Shs 2bn compensation cash
Bunyoro Growers’ Cooperative Union Limited has received Shs 2 bn compensation from the government for losses incurred as a result…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Government injects Shs 1.6bn into Masindi SACCOs
The government has given Shs1.6 bn to 54 SACCOs in Masindi district under the Presidential Cluster Initiative on Wealth and…
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