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Cooperatives & Communities
Lamwo: 800 tonnes of sugarcane seeds face expiry due to labour shortage
Over 800 tonnes of cane seeds acquired for planting under the Ayuu Alali commercial Sugarcane Project in Lamwo district are set to expire next week because of inadequate workers to plant them.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Uganda registers increase in coffee exports despite COVID-19
Uganda registered an increase in coffee exports in March 2020, despite an overall contraction in international trade as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report from the Uganda Coffee Development Authority…
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East Africa
Gulu: Hundreds of female traders turn to food vending to make ends meet
At least 400 female traders in Gulu district have recently opened food vending stalls to make ends meet amid the ongoing lockdown instituted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When President Yoweri Museveni…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coffee cooperative donates Shs 27m to COVID-19 fight in Ankole region
The Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union (ACPCU) yesterday contributed Shs 27m and 50 packets of roasted and ground coffee to the national COVID-19 task force to support national efforts against the spread of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kasese SACCO closes over COVID -19
As the COVID-19 related lockdown continues, many financial cooperatives (SACCOs) are finding it hard to stay afloat as out-of-work members struggle to make ends meet, let alone save with their respective SACCOs,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Hundreds defy social distancing directive at major Kabarole food market
Hundreds of farmers continue to flock Kabundaire farmers market in Kabarole district in defiance of social distancing measures instituted to stem the spread of the novel Coronavirus. Among several measures announced by…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bunyoro Growers Cooperative Union demands Shs 4 billion compensation from government
Bunyoro Growers’ Cooperative Union Limited is demanding over Shs 4 billion in compensation from government for losses caused by NRA liberation war in the 1980s. Barnabas Barugahara, the cooperative’s Manager, says several…
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News
Farmers frustrated over low banana prices
Banana farmers in Uganda’s western region have expressed frustration over the current spell of low produce prices that threatens to drive many out of business. Jomo Mugabe, a renowned farmer in Rukindo,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu agro-input dealers run out of stock as lockdown continues
Agro-input stocks in Gulu district are running low following the ban on public transportation as one of the measures to control the spread of the novel Coronavirus. Two weeks ago, President Museveni…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tomato farmers count losses as prices plummet
Farmers in Kasese are counting heavy losses resulting from a sharp drop in tomato prices. According to several farmers, the farm gate price fell from Shs 50,000 for a basket of tomatoes…
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