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Development
Avocado cooperative seeks to make Acholi a green sub-region
ACHOLI – Gulu Avocado Farmers’ Cooperative Society has embarked on growing Hass Avocado variety; an initiative that will see heavily deforested Acholi sub-region green again and increase income among households. The Hass Avocado…
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News
Minister Tumwebaze sets team to investigate fake drugs
KAMPALA – Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has appointed a special team to carry out investigations on the alleged fake drugs in the market. “We have…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Arua Central Market authorities allocating stalls to vendors
ARUA – Market authorities of Arua Central Market have started allocating stalls and other business facilities to vendors. Dott Services Ltd and Joadah Consults built the multibillion market at the tune of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UCDA to establish a Shs.1 billion regional coffee learning hub at MUST
MBARARA – Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is in collaboration with Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) to construct a coffee learning hub at Kihumuro Campus on Mbarara-Bushenyi road. In a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
President Museveni commissions 346 km roads in Bunyoro
HOIMA – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commissioned various roads measuring to 346 kms in the Albertine Graben worth billions of shillings. The President commissioned the roads that include the 111km oil road…
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Cooperatives & Communities
More than 1,000 households face eviction from their land in Masindi
BULIISA– More than 1,000 families in the two villages of Booma and Watembu in Butiaba Town Council, Buliisa district are at a risk of being evicted from their land. This is according…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Indian investors seeking investment opportunities in Acholi sub-region
ACHOLI – A group of Indian investors are in search for potential investment opportunities in Acholi sub region. In December 2021, a delegation representing a group of more than 2000 investors in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Government takes over Lira-Kamdini road reconstruction
OYAM – The government is to take over the financing of Lira-Kamdini road which sparked off demonstration, anger and criticism from both members of parliament, LC5 Chairpersons and the communities in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICT seeks 70b to implement the Parish Development Model
KAMPALA – The Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) has earmarked Shs. 70.6 billion as a prerequisite for the implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM). Presenting the Sector Budget framework…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Local leaders in Rwenzori sub-region performing poorly in Emyooga program SC
KABAROLE: The Microfinance Support Center (MSC), Kabarole Zonal Manager, Emmanuel Mbogha has said, the Rwenzori sub-region local leaders are performing poorly in the Emyooga program. Mbogha said the general recovery of funds is…
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