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Low savings alarm Kasese women’s SACCO
Leaders of NRM Ambassadors Women Group, a prominent SACCO in Kasese district, have expressed dismay at the dramatic drop in members’ savings in recent months. The group brings together women engaged in…
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Lucrative secret trade threatens donkey populations in Karamoja, Turkana
Leaders of Turkana County Assembly in Kenya have appealed to the government of Uganda to stop the ongoing booming trade of donkeys between the neighbouring Karimojong and Turkana pastoralists’ communities. The call…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masaka Pig Farmers Cooperative targets increased production
The Masaka District Farmers Association (MADFA) has undertaken a vigorous campaign to promote piggery enterprises in order to boost local production. Charles Ssekyondwa, the Chairperson, Greater Masaka Pig Farmers Cooperative Union Limited, says…
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Kabarole SACCO management alarmed as loan recovery drops to 20 percent
The management of Kihondo Savings and credit cooperative society (SACCO) in Kabarole district has expressed concern about the declining loan recovery rate within just four months of lockdown. Kihondo SACCO, one of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amudat bee farmers appeal for honey processing plant
Bee farmers in Amudat district in Karamoja sub region have appealed to the government and any well-wishers to provide them with a honey processing plant in order to boost their income through…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Government sets up fund to protect SACCO members’ savings
Government has established a contingency plan for members that may lose their monies in Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs). The latest safeguard has been established in form of a special Savings…
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Karimojong slowly embracing Friesian cattle
When the team from Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) introduced the distribution of goats and Friesian cows to the people of Karamoja, many in the community were sceptical that the breed would survive…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers advised against buying seedlings from open markets
Farmers in Sebei region in the eastern Uganda have been advised not to buy seedlings from companies that have not signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Sebei Elgon cooperative. The call…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Poverty, GBV hamper cooperative revival in Acoli region
Efforts to revive cooperative societies in West Acoli districts are being hampered by a number of institutional and attitude challenges, according to an official from West Acholi Cooperative Union Limited, WACU. WACU…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mixed fortunes for farmers as post-COVID-19 economy begins to look up
Farmers and agricultural investors from different sectors are enjoying mixed fortunes as the economy begins to recover in the wake of a gradual easing of the COVID-19 related lockdown. While prices in…
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