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Cooperatives & Communities
Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union stuck with Shs 500m debt.
The new management of Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union, one of the oldest cooperatives in Eastern Uganda, is currently stuck with a Shs 500m debt accumulated during previous board’s tenure. According to Elisha…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi: Market-based, mobile banana traders clash
Matooke sellers in Masindi’s central market have petitioned the district’s municipal council to deal with mobile banana traders who sell their produce right outside the market. The market vendors made the petition…
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COVID-19: Moroto Municipality loses millions in revenue from closed businesses
Moroto Municipality has lost millions of shillings in revenue collection as a result of the current lock down imposed to stop the spread of COVID-19. The municipality, which used to collect between…
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BCU hunts for tenants for its properties after COVID-19 slump
The Bugisu Cooperative Union is in the market for reliable tenants to occupy its commercial properties located in prime areas of Mbale district, theCooperator has learnt. According to BCU Estate Manager, Moses…
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News
Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union donates Shs 15m to COVID fight
The Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union has donated Shs 15million to the three districts of Kween, Bukwo and Kapchorwa, to help in the fight against COVID-19. To this end, each district received a…
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Dairy Milk, the woes of Ugandan exporters
Uganda is a naturally gifted agricultural country. When you see the volumes of production under the largely subsistence approach that characterises our agriculture, the potential is immense. One sector whose potential has…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi youth promoting agriculture through music
A section of youth from Miirya Sub County in Masindi district, under their umbrella organisation-Agri-planet Uganda- have started promoting agriculture through music. Already, they have recruited several talented musicians from the Bunyoro…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Karamoja food prices spike after closure of Moroto-Nakapiripirit-Mbale road
Food prices in some districts of Karamoja sub region have increased again following the closure of the Moroto-Nakapiripirit-Muyembe-Mbale road after April floods washed away several bridges along its length. The route, which…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Grasshoppers cause 200,000-acre crop failure in Kitgum district
Farmers in Kitgum district have suffered crop failure on an estimated 200,000 acres of farmland due to a voracious pest known as the variegated grasshopper, the district’s Production Officer, Alfred Omony has…
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Kenya rolls out USD 500m post-COVID economic stimulus plan
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday, May 23 announced an 8-point economic stimulus programme to boost the economy and mitigate the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on livelihoods and business activity…
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