Fish
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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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News
FPU burns illegal gear on Lake Albert
HOIMA – Fishing communities on the shores of Lake Albert in Hoima district are crying foul following the recent burning of their fishing gear and immature fish. The fishing equipment and about…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cooperative societies in Lira Main Market to form union
LIRA – A process is ongoing to transform a total of 14 primary cooperative societies in Lira Main Market into a union that should better enhance production and productivity, collective marketing, value…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fish vendors reap big through cooperatives
LIRA – Fish vendors especially women are reaping big from the business after getting soft loans from local cooperatives. One of the cooperatives supporting the fish vendors in Lira Main Market is…
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Agriculture
Lira City farmer suffers loss as floods submerge fish ponds
LIRA -The chief executive officer of Telela Agri-tourism Farm, one of the progressive farmers in the Lango Sub- region, Tom Anyii is counting losses after recent floods submerged some of his fish…
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News
Fish traders at Mpondwe OSBP decry low market for fish
KASESE – Fish traders at Mpondwe One Stop Border Post [OSBP] in Kasese district are crying foul over the slow business despite the construction of a modern Mpondwe Market in Lhubiriha Town…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fort Portal fish SACCO appeals to govt for hatchery
FORT PORTAL – Members of Fort Portal North Division Fisheries Omwooga SACCO, have asked government to support them with a fish hatchery to be able to produce their own fingerlings. The SACCO…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bulambuli: Govt asked to expedite release of PDM funds
BULAMBULI- Members of Parliament in Bulambuli district have asked government to urgently disburse parish development model [PDM] funds to the beneficiaries who are eager to implement their activities. The legislators said giving…
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Environment
Pallisa rice farmers ask govt for alternative sources of livelihood
PALLISA – Rice farmers in Pallisa district have warned that unless government secures them an alternative sources of livelihood, they will never vacate the wetlands they have been using for generations. In…
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East Africa
South Sudanese fish SACCO decries ‘exorbitant’ URA taxes
ARUA – Members of South Sudanese Fish Suppliers SACCO are protesting against ‘exorbitant’ taxes levied by Uganda Revenue Authority [ URA ], saying the taxes are forcing them out of business. The…
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