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Agriculture
Speaker Among to address tea sector plight as farmers ask for Shs 5bln
KAMPALA, February 27, 2024 – Speaker Anita Among has pledged that Parliament’s assist the hard-hit tea sector, which is faced with price drops and expensive inputs, forcing some farmers to abandon their…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Uganda’s annual coffee exports rise 7 percent
KAMPALA, February 19, 2024 – Uganda’s coffee exports surged by 7 percent over the twelve months from February 2023 to January 2024, reaching a total of 6.10 million bags and generating an…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Almost half of largest 100 coops in U.S. are focused in agriculture
NEW YORK, 20, 2023 – For more than 30 years, the National Cooperative Bank [NCB] has published its list of top 100 cooperatives across the U.S. For the latest list—based on 2022…
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Northern
Lira City organic fertiliser maker targets regional market
LIRA – Fidena Agri Uganda, a company based in Lira City, Northern Uganda has developed liquid organic fertiliser to improve vegetable and crop yields and is targeting the East African market. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kikuube farmers take up cashew nuts growing
KIKUUBE-After encountering several challenges in sugarcane growing, some farmers in Kikuube district have decided to grow cashew nuts, with the expectation that the business will be profitable and improve their lives. The…
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International
Paraguay: A small country and a cooperative giant
ASUNCION-Paraguay, this small country in the South of Latin America with only seven million inhabitants hides a dynamic and growing cooperative sector. 11.7 percent of the financial-banking sector corresponds to the cooperative…
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Development
BOU ramps up CBR again
KAMPALA– Bank of Uganda [ BOU ]raised the indicative Central Bank Rate [CBR] to 8.5 percent for July from 7.5 percent before, as inflation rose – for the second time in a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Agago coops to benefit from white sorghum pilot project
AGAGO– Five cooperative societies in Agago district are to be supported to grow white sorghum as the second season sets in. This is after Uganda Breweries Limited said it would buy the…
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