Farmers
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Cooperatives & Communities
COP28: Sustainable growth must involve cooperatives
DUBAI, December 15, 2023 – Held between November 30 and December 23 in Dubai, the 28th UN Conference on Climate Change [ COP28 brought together leaders from governments, businesses, and civil society…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bunyoro subjects advised to form cooperatives to benefit from oil and gas
HOIMA, December 14, 2023 – The subjects of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom have been challenged to form cooperative societies if they want to benefit from the oil and gas sector. According to Charles…
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Northern
CBAs get bicycles to help in monitoring farmers
LIRA, December 14, 2023 – Caritas Norway, through its Lira office, has offered 105 bicycles to community based animators [ CBAs ] to help in the monitoring of smallholder farmers in the…
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Africa
Kyotera: Chicken prices hike as govt bans eating of beef due to anthrax
KYOTERA, December 13, 2023 – The prices for live chicken and related meat have gone up in Kyotera district after authorities imposed a two-month quarantine on livestock and beef trade, aimed at…
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Africa
Youth-led African enterprises awarded US$ 800,000 at COP28 for climate solutions
DUBAI, December 5, 2023 – Eight dynamic African young women-led enterprises emerged as winners of the 2023 YouthAdapt challenge. Each enterprise will receive grant funding of up to US$ 100,000 to boost…
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Africa
AfDB launches research project on grain quality grading and certification in Ghana
ACCRA, November 30, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has launched a three-year research and outreach initiative in Ghana to enhance the cereal value chain development in the country. The Grain…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt working to revive Soroti Fruit Factory after mismanagement by UDC, says Nabbanja
KAMPALA, November 27, 2023 – Government through Uganda Development Corporation [UDC] is developing regulations for partnership with former Ethiopia First Lady, Azeb Mesfin Haile, to manage the Soroti Fruit Factory, according to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Finance Ministry needs Shs 2bln to establish Sugar Board
KAMPALA, November 23, 2023 – Due to the lack of required funds, Government has failed to establish a Sugar Board to regulate the sugar industry, according to the Minister of State Finance…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ivory Coast welcomes new Better Cotton programme to boost sustainability
ABIDJANI, November 22, 2023 – One of the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiatives, Better Cotton, has announced a new programme in Ivory Coast with the aim of supporting 200,000 domestic cotton farmers in…
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Western
Govt pledges to help local tea farmers
KAMPALA, November 20, 2023 – Government has developed a Cabinet Paper that will establish a policy to reenergise the tea business in Uganda, according to Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja. “We have held…
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