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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 1800 Kwania farmers enrol for ACDP
At least 1,820 farmers in Kwania district have subscribed to benefit from the Agricultural Cluster Development Project (ACDP). ACDP is a five-year government project initiated in 2018, to improve on-farm productivity, production,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nebbi Municipality battles to recover women entrepreneurship funds
Authorities in Nebbi Municipality are engaged in a struggle with women groups in Nebbi municipality to recover funds that the government of Uganda distributed under Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Program (UWEP). The UWEP…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Elders appeal for entrepreneurship fund
The Chairperson of the National Council for Older Persons (NCOP), Joram Ruranga Tibasiimwa, has asked the government to establish a Livelihood Fund programme to enable elders start-up development projects. Tibasiimwa says that…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni honours Shs 100m pledge to Gulu University SACCO
President Yoweri Museveni has given Shs 100m to Gulu University, in fulfilment of a pledge he made to the institution’s staff SACCO. While officiating at the University’s 15th graduation ceremony in January…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Money, leadership squabbles threaten iconic Banyankore Kweterana Cooperative Union
Banyankore Kweterana Cooperative Union Ltd, a historic cooperative from Western Uganda, is on the verge of collapse due to leadership challenges and crippling debt. Once a leading coffee union in Uganda, Banyankore…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Business women urged to use digital tools to increase productivity
Business women across Uganda have been encouraged to use the numerous digital tools now available to market their products and subsequently increase their productivity and profits. The call was made during a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mushanga SACCO celebrates 50 years of growth
Mushanga Co-operative Savings and Credit Society Limited celebrated its Golden jubilee anniversary in a ‘scientific’ 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held over the weekend. According to its General Manager, Gorden Nankunda, the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Government injects USD 150m into Agriculture Cluster Development Project
With funding obtained from the World Bank, Government of Uganda is poised to extend a grant worth USD 150m for the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP) towards providing farmer organizations with Post…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lyamujungu Cooperative reinvests all dividends to settle outstanding loan
Members of Kabale-based Lyamujungu Co-operative Financial Services Ltd have resolved to reinvest all their dividends in order to absorb the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected many financial institutions in…
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News
Gulu: Farmers shun beehives worth Shs 12m
At least 200 beehives worth Shs 12m have been shunned by the farmers they were intended for, with some reportedly turning them into fire wood for cooking and construction materials for chicken…
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