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IFFCO boss scoops prestigious 2024 Rochdale Pioneers Award
NEW DELHI, November 27, 2024 — Dr. U.S. Awasthi, Managing Director of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited [ IFFCO ] was honoured with the prestigious 2024 Rochdale Pioneers Award by the…
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UCDA registers 170,000 coffee farmers in two weeks in bid to meet EUDR
KAMPALA, November 26, 2024 – Days ago, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] reported registering about 170,000 farmers as part of a nationwide initiative to prepare for the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation…
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ICA President’s message at the launch of the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives held during the ICA Global Cooperative Conference 2024 in New Delhi, India
NEW DELHI, November 26, 2024 — It is with immense pride and hope that I welcome you to the launch of the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives held during the ICA…
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Nabbanja delivers tractors to Bunyoro to boost agricultural production
KAKUMIRO, November 19, 2024 – The government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], has delivered 18 tractors to various districts in the Bunyoro Sub-region as part of efforts…
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Budaka Irish potato farmers set to thrive with new crisps factory
BUDAKA, November 18, 2024 – Farmers in Budaka district, eastern Uganda, are set to benefit from a new partnership that will transform the local agricultural landscape. PAL-Chips, a Dutch company, is planning…
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Livestock farmers to pay for FMD vaccines under new government policy
MBARARA CITY, November 18, 2024 – The government is set to introduce a new policy for controlling Foot and Mouth Disease [ FMD ] that will involve cost-sharing between the government and…
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Lango fish farmers urge gov’t to build feed processing facility
Lira City, November 16, 2024 – Fish farmers in the Lango Sub-region are calling for the establishment of a local fish feed processing plant to address the challenges they face in accessing…
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UCDA tasked to address delays in coffee farmer registration in Southwestern Uganda
MBARARA CITY, November 11, 2024 – Officials and farmers in Southwestern Uganda have expressed concerns over the delayed registration of coffee farmers by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [ UCDA ], which…
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Cooperative Bank of Tanzania will operate on commercial principles, says minister
DODOMA, November 7, 2024 – Tanzania’s Minister of Agriculture, Hussein Bashe, has announced that the Cooperative Bank of Tanzania [TCB] will now operate based on commercial principles to ensure its long-term sustainability…
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Caritas champions water for production programme in West Nile
NEBBI, November 5, 2024 – Caritas Uganda, a prominent non-governmental organisation, has launched an initiative to promote water for agricultural production in the rural areas of West Nile where farmers currently depend…
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