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Cooperatives & Communities
Itek Okile Rice Cooperative readying for first planting season
LIRA-Members of Itek Okile Rice Growers’ Multipurpose Cooperative Society have started preparing rice fields in readiness for the first season planting of the year 2023. Alfred Ocen, the chairperson of the cooperative…
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Africa
High inflation: World Bank advises African gov’ts to restore macro-economic stability and protect the poor
WASHINGTON-Global headwinds are slowing Africa’s economic growth as countries continue to contend with rising inflation, hindering progress on poverty reduction. The risk of stagflation comes at a time when high interest rates…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kibuku residents worried over inadequate PDM funds
KIBUKU-Residents of Kibuku district have expressed concern over the money to be given to groups under the Parish Development Model, saying it is very little. In interviews with several residents in the…
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International
Fairtrade partnership deploys satellite monitoring tool to combat deforestation in Africa
ACCRA– A project using satellite tech to monitor deforestation and assess environmental vulnerability was launched by Fairtrade International, Fairtrade Africa, and non-profit organisation Earthworm Foundation. According to regional news agencies, the pilot project, which uses…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Teso cassava farmers upset by govt failure to build processing plant
AMURIA– The State Minister for Teso affairs Dr. Clement Ongalo Obote has reiterated his commitment to push government to fulfill its promise of establishing a cassava-processing factory in Teso Sub-region after farmers…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi PDM SACCOs receive their certificates of registration
MASINDI– Forty-six Parish Development Model [PDM] SACCOs have received their certificates of registration from the Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC]. The certificates were received by the SACCO leaders and the…
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