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Cooperatives & Communities
Bishop Stuart University, Cooperatives to collaborate on internship placement
Bishop Stuart University has put in place collaborations with more than 50 cooperatives where their students can go for hands-on internship practice and skills training. The revelation was made last week by…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers in Northern Uganda to embark on growing Rosemary
Hundreds of farmers in Acoli and Lango sub regions have received training on Rosemary growing from Special Anointing Oil, SAO-Uganda, an NGO that promotes growth of the popular herb around the country.…
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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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Agriculture
UNBS develops 110 new standards for food and agricultural sector
In a move aimed at promoting the quality, safety and competitiveness of agricultural commodities on the Ugandan market, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has developed over 110 new standards for…
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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
Government to promote domestic tourism as part of COVID-19 recovery strategy
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic early this year affected operations of different sectors of the economy. Especially hard hit was the Tourism industry which was constrained by restrictions on movement, closure…
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Cooperatives & Communities
7,000 farmers in Lango enrol for crop insurance scheme
Over 7,000 farmers in Lango sub-region have subscribed for crop insurance with Ensibuuko Technology Limited, a leading fintech organisation. Ensibuuko Technology Limited, in partnership with the Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA) and Uganda…
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News
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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Cooperatives & Communities
500 farmers stuck in Lamwo as ministry delays repairs at irrigation scheme
More than 500 farmers under Agoro Self-help Irrigation Cooperative Society Ltd in Lamwo district have not been able to carry out any farming this season due to a delay in repairing the…
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Food loss and waste could undermine Uganda’s development, FAO warns
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has voiced fears that the prevalent high food loss and wastage in the country that is currently undermining incomes, food security and nutrition levels,…
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