Farmers
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt official wants dairy cooperatives in Bunyoro supported with value addition plant
MASINDI, April 12, 2024 – Annet Kyomuhendo, the Midwestern Regional Manager for the Dairy Development Authority [DDA], has asked government to establish a modern processing plant for dairy cooperatives in Bunyoro Sub-region,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Oikocredit’s new partnership with Patagonian Fruits supports Argentina’s fruit sector
AMERSFOORT, April 11, 2024 – Social impact investor Oikocredit is providing € 6 million in long-term financing to Patagonian Fruits in Argentina to support fruit purchases from farmers, boost production, invest in protective netting…
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News
Kwania cooperative to construct Shs 100mln warehouse
KWANIA, April 9, 2024 – Leaders of Inomo Farmers’ Agro Processors Cooperative Society Limited in Kwania district have received a sum of Shs 104 million for the construction of a new warehouse.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira farmers alerted of counterfeit seeds on market
LIRA, April 8, 2024 – As the new planting season takes centre stage in the country, farmers in Lira district have been advised to watch out for counterfeit seeds flooding the local…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nandala gets another term as BCU Chairman
MBALE, April 5, 2024 – The Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] Secretary General, Nathan Nandala Mafabi, has been re-elected unopposed as the Chairperson of Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] for another term. Nandala,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Local dairy and maize farmers embark on knowledge-sharing mission to Kenya
KAMPALA, April 4, 2024 – In a bid to enhance Uganda’s agricultural sector, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO], in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kenya: Coffee cooperatives urged to list their debts
NAIROBI, April 2, 2024, Kenya’s Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development has asked coffee cooperative societies in the country to list and verify their debts to help the…
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News
Poultry farmers in Zombo district get automatic egg incubator
ZOMBO, April 2, 2024 – Farmers in Jupumocho parish, Paidha Sub-county in Zombo district under their umbrella body Med-Tego Ifur Group, have received an automatic egg incubator to boost their poultry keeping…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kikuube rice farmers urged to form cooperatives
KIKUUBE, March 27, 2024 – Samuel Kusima Kahesi, the Kikuube district Assistant Production Officer has advised rice farmers in the district to form cooperatives, saying the cooperatives offer many benefits. He said…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MADFA SACCO loan portfolio grows 39 percent
MASINDI, March 22, 2024 – Masindi District Farmers Association savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [ MADFA SACCO ] registered an increase in loan portfolio from Shs 3.5 billion in 2022 to…
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