Farmers
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News
Kasese War Veterans receive Shs 60 million, accused of hypocrisy
It was a bitter-sweet experience as war veterans in Kasese were accused of hypocrisy on the same day they received a 60 million cash injection from government to boost their development initiatives.…
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News
Banyabindi to boycott 2021 elections due unfulfilled pledges
Over 10,000 members of the Banyabindi community, a minority tribe in Kasese district have resolved to boycott the 2021 general elections due to unfulfilled government pledges. The Banyabindi were displaced, without compensation,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 2,000 farmers in Apac set to benefit from a new rice growing project
Farmers in different cooperatives in Lango Sub Region are set to benefit from a recently introduced rice out growers scheme. At least 2,000 farmers in Apac district, have been supported to start…
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News
Banana farmers count losses as strange disease rages on
Farmers in Western Uganda are counting their losses in the wake of a ‘strange’ banana disease that has ravaged plantations in the region for months now. The disease, which has been attributed…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nwoya fruits growers urged to join Cooperatives
Fruits growers in Nwoya District have been advised to join cooperatives in order to improve their negotiation power when Delight Uganda Juice factory begins operations in the district come 2021. Delight Uganda…
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Magazine
Lessons cooperatives in Uganda can learn from Germany
In January this year, I travelled to Germany for an exposure visit on the invitation of the Confederation of German Cooperatives (DGRV). During the trip, I learnt a lot that we can…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Police savings association hit Shs 16bn, acquires estates in Kansanga and Gayaza
The Uganda Police Savings Association Limited (PSAL) has registered a remarkable growth in its savings and asset base. PSAL Chairman, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Edward Ochom told theCooperator that the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bugisu Cooperative Union Opens Uganda’s first Cooperative Radio Station
In Eastern Uganda, Bugisu sub region, where literacy remains a substantial barrier to development, radio can reach a large number of poor people because it is affordable and consumes little electricity. On…
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Development
What is the place of Uganda’s farmer in the value chain power relations?
The National Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho aka Salim Saleh has on several occasions asked a poignant question – Where is the farmer in in the value chain power…
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East Africa
Nakuru farmers urged to join saccos to boost income
When Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui took office in 2017, revamping of the agriculture sector was one of his flagship projects. In his manifesto, Governor Kinyanjui promised to revive the lucrative sector. Two…
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