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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…
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East Africa
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Cholera outbreak frustrates Moroto cooperatives trying to resume savings
Several Moroto cooperatives involved in the food business have been forced to close their doors following a cholera outbreak in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lockdown woes: Gulu boda boda riders resort to vending charcoal
At least 5000 members of Gulu City Boda boda Association have resorted to vending charcoal to supplement their reduced earnings…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi Head Teachers’ Association donates 500kgs of maize flour to district COVID-19 task force
The Masindi district Secondary School Head Teachers’ Association has donated 500 kgs of maize flour to the district COVID-19 task…
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