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International
NCUI launches second edition of Coops4GenNext
NEW DELHI – The apex body of cooperatives-the National Cooperative Union of India [NCUI] conducted its second lecture of Coops4GenNext Knowledge Series on Cooperatives recently. According to Indian Cooperative, Coops4GenNext is an…
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Agriculture
MAK don urges Masindi farmers to work in groups
MASINDI – Prof. Samuel Majalija from Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resource and Biosecurity, has implored farmers in Bujenje County, Masindi district to form and work in groups if they…
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Cooperatives & Communities
APAC: Carelessness in data collection delays disbursement of PDM funds
APAC – Laxity in the collection of baseline data for the Parish Development Model [PDM] has delayed the disbursement of funds to targeted beneficiaries in Apac District, theCooperator can say. In June…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Indonesia’s coffee exports forecast to decline
JAKARTA– Coffee exports from Indonesia in the market year 2023/24 are expected to decline by nearly one-third, reportedly due to weather-related supply shortages. The most severe shortages are expected in Robusta production,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Butebo: Minister Musenero distributes maize seeds to PDM SACCO leaders
BUTEBO – The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero has given out two tonnes of maize seeds to leaders heading the Parish Development Model [PDM] SACCOs in Butebo district.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Paa-Apira SACCO transforming livelihoods of members in Northern Uganda
GULU – Farmers in Acholi Sub-region are busy planting maize, rice, sorghum, sim-sim, cassava as the first planting season of the year continues. Notable among the busy farmers are the members of…
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News
MP Acen gives sunflower seeds, Shs 10mln to Alebtong women’s VSLAs
ALEBTONG – The Alebtong district Woman Member of Parliament, Dorcas Acen has donated 2,500 kilogrammes of sunflower seeds including Shs 10 million to 43 Village Saving and Loan Associations [VLSAs] run by…
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Cooperatives & Communities
New season: Alebtong cooperative farmers to get seeds for planting
ALEBTONG – At least 100 farmers under Abukamola Onote Joint Cooperative Society in Omoro Sub-county in Alebtong district are to receive sunflower, soybean, and maize seeds for planting this season from Alito…
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Agriculture
Govt invests Shs 600mln in Katakwi rice processing facility
KATAKWI – Smallholder farmers in Katakwi district in eastern Uganda will no longer have to trek long distances in search of processing mills, as government has provided Shs 600 million for the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Itek Okile Rice Cooperative readying for first planting season
LIRA-Members of Itek Okile Rice Growers’ Multipurpose Cooperative Society have started preparing rice fields in readiness for the first season planting of the year 2023. Alfred Ocen, the chairperson of the cooperative…
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