Entrepreneurship
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICO members receive draft of new International Coffee Agreement
KAMPALA – The 132nd (virtual) Session of the International Coffee Council concluded on April 2021 following a week of associated meetings of the Committees of the Organisation, with the committees holding meetings to see how to grow the organisation better, according…
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Cooperatives & Communities
NAADS trains youth leaders on dairy farming
LIRA – A total of 67 youth leaders in the Lango and Acholi sub-regions have been trained on the management of dairy cow, poultry and pigs by National Agricultural Advisory services [NAADS]. The training was held at Ngetta Zonal Agricultural…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Oil and FID: Ker Kwaro Acholi calls for deliberate support to the Acholi Business Community
GULU – The Acholi Cultural Institution-Ker Kwaro Acholi wants the Government of Uganda and the stakeholders in the petroleum oil and gas sector to make a deliberate effort to empower the local business communities in the Acholi sub-region to benefit from…
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Agriculture
Bank for dairy farmers, health insurance for cooperatives to be launched in India
INDIA– Union Cooperation and Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the mega cooperative event tomorrow April 1, 2022 at Palace Grounds, Bangalore in India. During the conclave, he will launch the logo of Nandini Ksheera Abhivrudhi Bank. “A novel concept…
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Fort Portal City MPs ask for more money for Women Entrepreneurs’ SACCOs
FORT PORTAL – Members of Parliament representing Fort Portal City have asked the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) for more money from the Emyooga programme to women entrepreneurs’ SACCOs. The Fort Portal city woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Irene Linda Mugisa…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bunyoro receives Shs 4 billion as affirmative action to fight poverty
HOIMA – The government through the Ministry of Bunyoro Affairs which operates under the office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has released Shs 4 billion to Bunyoro region as a special grant to fight the worrying poverty among the kingdom…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Teachers Urged To Join Walimu SACCO
SERERE – Teachers in Pingire County, Serere district have been asked to join the Walimu Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO), a savings scheme established by the government of Uganda with the aim of improving teachers’ lives across the country.…
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Nebbi Boda-Boda SACCO Fights Over Emyooga Cash
NEBBI – Fights ensued amongst Nebbi boda-boda riders under their association, Nebbi Municipality Boda-Boda SACCO Limited, over illegal withdrawal of Emyooga cash by the executive members. Emyooga is one of the government’s initiative that was launched by President Yoweri Kaguta…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara Businesses Closed Down
Security operatives in Mbarara City on Monday morning closed down on all businesses and offices, they claim were violating the presidential directives on Covid19. Streets of Mbarara City and its outskirts remained empty as vehicles were impounded and people forced…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Poor Saving Culture Frustrating Emyooga
HOIMA – The window of success for Emyooga, The Presidential Initiative On Job and Wealth Creation, is being narrowed by how little or not, association members are saving especially in Hoima District and Hoima City. According to Derrick Matsiko, the…
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