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Acholi farmers advised to continue growing cotton
GULU, June 14, 2024 – Cotton growing is still a profitable enterprise that should never be shunned by the farmers despite the emergence of new cash crops in Uganda, according to Bob…
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Excitement as Inomo Oil Seed Cooperative launches SACCO
KWANIA, June 13, 2024 – Members of Inomo Oil Seed Cooperative Society Limited in Inomo Subcounty Kwania district have launched a Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [SACCO] intending to improve their livelihoods.…
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Cane union drags Kinyara Sugar to court over disruption of operations
MASINDI, June 12, 2024 – Bunyoro Sugarcane Farmers Cooperative Union Limited [BUSFACOU] has run to court seeking a permanent injunction stopping Kinyara Sugar Works Limited from disrupting their operations at the weighbridges…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cocoa traceability soars but poverty and child labour continue to plague industry, says new report
LONDON, June 10, 2024 – A report by the Retailer Cocoa Collaboration [RCC] has found that the traceability of cocoa supplies has significantly improved in the last year as companies brace for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Makerere researcher to Kikuube farmers: Form cooperatives to benefit from farming
KIKUUBE, June 4, 2024 – Farmers in Kikuube district have been challenged to form cooperatives or join existing ones to be able to benefit from farming as a business. The call was…
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ESAFF Uganda transforming lives of small-scale farmers
KAMPALA, June 3, 2024 – The Eastern and Southern African small-scale farmers [ESAFF] Uganda is impacting the lives of a good number of small-scale farmers, according to the 2023 impact report published…
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India is hosting the ICA Global Conference for the first time! How did modern-day cooperation begin in the land of ancient civilisation, spirituality and diverse cultures?
NEW DELHI, June 2, 2024 – The 2024 Global Conference [November 2530] will be held in New Delhi, India, at the Bharat Mandapam, which hosted the G20 New Delhi summit in 2023.…
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Orange vendors decry poor quality as they suffer losses
SOROTI, May 30, 2024 – Orange vendors in Soroti district say they are incurring losses due to the poor quality of oranges supplied by the local farmers. They say customers have shunned…
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Minister Amongi lauds FAO for expanding social protection
KAMPALA, May 29, 2024 – The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi has commended the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] for its pivotal role in…
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Land Squeeze: Soaring land prices, grabs and carbon schemes threaten food production, experts warn
KAMPALA, May 24, 2024 – Soaring land prices, land grabs, and carbon schemes create an unprecedented ‘land squeeze’, threatening farmers and food production. This reveals a comprehensive new report by the International…
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