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Cooperatives & Communities
NARO engages stakeholders to scale up production of bananas in Gulu
GULU – National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) engaged Gulu district stakeholders in an effort to scale up commercial production of bananas in the district. During a meeting at Paicho sub-county in Gulu…
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Cooperatives & Communities
More than 50 handcraft makers trained on producing quality products
MASINDI – More than 50 handcraft makers have been trained on making quality products which can meet the international standard. The handcraft makers who were drawn from Masindi, Hoima, Kiryandongo, Pakwach, Gulu,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
National Drug Authority impounds counterfeit drugs worth millions of shillings in Acholi sub region
GULU – The National Drug Authority (NDA) has closed 110 drug shops and impounded counterfeit drugs in Acholi sub-region worth Shs 55.2 million. The three-day operation was held in the region from…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ministry of Education investigates alleged corruption at Gulu College of Health Sciences
GULU – The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Technology has commenced investigations on alleged bribery, corruption and mismanagement of funds at Gulu College of Health Sciences. The investigations come following a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Government signs agreement with Gulu Archdiocese for agricultural mechanization
GULU -The government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gulu Archdiocese on agricultural mechanization. The agreement which was signed barely…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Uganda Development Bank Partners with OWC to Support Farmers
GULU – Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDB) has earmarked about Shs 35.3 billion to reduce poverty among 1.5 million Ugandans in the next four years, through agro-industrialization, manufacturing, infrastructure development, human capital…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Wawoto Kacel Cooperative Loses 55% Clientele
GULU – Wawoto Kacel Cooperative Society in Gulu district has lost 55% of its buyers as a result of the current Covid-19 pandemic. Wawoto Kacel was formed in 2007 by a group…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu Regional Referral Hospital Gets Funding For Regional Incinerator
GULU – Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has secured a World Bank funding of $5.3 million; approximately Shs 19 billion for the construction of a modern regional incinerator for Northern Uganda. Dr. Elima…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Growing Tea Will Get You Rich
GULU – UPDF soldiers on the cusp of retirement have been advised to keep themselves active by growing tea. “Tea takes more than a hundred years when one is still harvesting money…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nwoya Farmers Struggle With Cassava Growing
NWOYA – In 2017 cassava brown streak disease wiped out the cassava crop in the northern district of Nwoya. Two years later, frantic attempts by farmers in the district to resume growing…
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