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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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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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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 the district. When a national ban on gatherings was announced as part…
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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 following the national lockdown instituted due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Gulu City…
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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 force. The donation was delivered by Steven John Rugadya, the association’s Chairperson,…
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