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Cooperatives & Communities
COVID-19 pandemic cripples leading Bunyoro SACCO
A prominent financial cooperative in Bunyoro is failing to deliver services to its members as a result of ongoing restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to David Katende, the Coordinator Masindi…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coffee cooperative donates Shs 27m to COVID-19 fight in Ankole region
The Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union (ACPCU) yesterday contributed Shs 27m and 50 packets of roasted and ground coffee to the national COVID-19 task force to support national efforts against the spread of…
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News
Farmers frustrated over low banana prices
Banana farmers in Uganda’s western region have expressed frustration over the current spell of low produce prices that threatens to drive many out of business. Jomo Mugabe, a renowned farmer in Rukindo,…
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Uganda loses $270,000 per day to smuggling – URA
According to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), government loses at least $270,000 (about Shs 985 million) per day to smuggling in unpaid taxes and some officials in the tax body are complicit…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu agro-input dealers run out of stock as lockdown continues
Agro-input stocks in Gulu district are running low following the ban on public transportation as one of the measures to control the spread of the novel Coronavirus. Two weeks ago, President Museveni…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tomato farmers count losses as prices plummet
Farmers in Kasese are counting heavy losses resulting from a sharp drop in tomato prices. According to several farmers, the farm gate price fell from Shs 50,000 for a basket of tomatoes…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi lorry drivers accuse security personnel of harassment
Lorry drivers in Masindi district, under their umbrella organization Bunyoro Lorry Drivers Association have accused security operatives in the district of extortion and harassment. The drivers say the harassment is perpetrated in…
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East Africa
Coffee company increases prices
A coffee processing company in Kasese district is offering farmers better prices for their coffee following the decreased production in the last two weeks. Several coffee farmers in Kasese have, in the…
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Invest more in agriculture during COVID-19 pandemic, Cooperators ask government
The National Alliance of Agricultural Cooperatives in Uganda (NAAC) has called on government to undertake a number of measures to buttress Uganda’s agricultural sector against shocks resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Rwampara farmers urged to embrace crop insurance
Farmers in Rwampara district have been urged to embrace crop insurance as one way of mitigating losses resulting from natural calamities. The call was made by the district’s Chairperson, Asaph Muhangi following…
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