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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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News
COVID- 19: Kabarole fresh foods vendors stranded as customer numbers dwindle
Food markets in Kabarole district have registered a sharp drop in customer numbers following a series of tough measures aimed at combating the spread of the novel Coronavirus in Uganda. On March…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COVID-19: Kasese Taxi operators demonstrate over savings
Kasese taxi operators and drivers operating from Bwera stage in Kasese town have staged a demonstration demanding an explanation from the leadership of the 156-member Kasese Taxi Operators and Drivers Association (KATODA)…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COVID-19: Transport ban paralyses major Gulu-Kampala highway market
Women dealing in groundnut paste (known locally as odii) and honey in Gulu municipality are registering very low sales following the suspension of public transportation due to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COVID-19: Milk trade can continue, Mbarara RDC assures farmers
Dairy farmers and traders in Mbarara district are free to transport their milk to the market normally, per the presidential directive, Mbarara Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Lt Col. James Mwesigye has assured.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COVID-19: Kasese farmers stuck with unsold coffee
Coffee farmers in Kasese district are stuck with bags of decomposing coffee following last week’s grounding of all public means of transport as part of measures to curb the spread of the…
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Masindi Youth Complain Over Unfulfilled Presidential Pledge
Members of Masindi District Youth Livelihood Support Cooperative are unhappy with the president for failing to fulfil a Shs. 30 million pledge he promised to channel to the cooperative. President Yoweri Museveni…
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