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National
UNBS probed over ‘briefcase’ contractor
KAMPALA – One of the six companies contracted by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards [ UNBS ] to provide Pre-Export Verification of Conformity [PVoC] services has come under scrutiny. The Committee…
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International
Modi urges coops to partner with government
NEW DELHI – Addressing the 17th Indian Cooperative Congress at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Saturday, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi urged cooperatives to partner with the government to realise a…
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Agriculture
Uganda coffee exports in May slightly lower
KAMPALA – Uganda’s coffee exports in May were 0.4 percent lower from shipments in the same period last year, undermined by a drought and war in Sudan which cut demand for the…
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International
Coops based on values can never fail, says Thakur
NEW DELHI – The President of Pan India organisation of Cooperators and Cooperatives [Sahakar Bharti], ND Thakur has said that the future of the country is safe in the hands of cooperatives…
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International
India: NCUI, HCL Foundation sign MoU to support branding of coops
NEW DELHI-In order to develop training infrastructure for cooperatives in India, the National Cooperative Union of India [NCUI] has joined hands with HCL Foundation. According to Indian Cooperative, Dr Sudhir Mahajan, chief…
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International
Draft of National Coop Policy in India awaits Minister’s signature
DELHI – The much-touted National Cooperative Policy, which prepares a road map for the growth of cooperatives in the country for the next twenty-five years, is almost ready awaiting Union Minister Amit…
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International
India to host major coffee conference in September
KAMPALA – After the huge success of London [2001], Salvador [2005], Guatemala City [2010] and Addis Ababa [2016], the 5th edition of the World Coffee Conference [WCC] and Expo arrives for the…
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International
Rising population anxiety as India overtakes China as world’s most populous nation
NEW YORK-New data reveals population anxieties are widespread and governments are increasingly adopting policies aimed at raising, lowering or maintaining fertility rates. But efforts to influence fertility rates are very often ineffective…
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News
Africa posts 2.2 percent growth in coffee exports
KAMPALA-Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa increased by 2.2 percent to 1.02 million bags in February 2023 from 1.0mln bags in February 2022, the International Coffee Organisation [ICO] says. ICO…
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International
General Meeting okays merger of two cooperative banks in India
NEW DELHI– In the Special General Meeting held recently the Cosmos Cooperative Bank Ltd., received approval from members with majority votes for merger of the Sahebrao Deshmukh Sahakari Bank Ltd., and Maratha…
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