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Cooperatives & Communities
MUK don urges government to quickly resolve MUBS staff salary disparity
Dr. Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi, the Chairperson of the Forum for Academic Staff in Public Universities (FASPU) called on government to resolve the outstanding issue of salary disparity for academic staff at Makerere…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Munaku Kaama SACCO tipped on mechanisms to mobilize savings, recover loans
As many cooperatives across the country continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption of mobilization of members’ savings and recovery of loans, cooperators have been tipped on member-centered strategies they can…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kasese youth urged to embrace agribusiness
Youthful coffee farmers in Kasese have been urged to join agribusiness as one way to maximise their earnings. The call was made a during a one-day training for business incubators in Kasese.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Government to promote domestic tourism as part of COVID-19 recovery strategy
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic early this year affected operations of different sectors of the economy. Especially hard hit was the Tourism industry which was constrained by restrictions on movement, closure…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Northern Uganda: Watermelon prices double due to scarcity
The price of watermelon in Northern Uganda is on the rise following scarcity of the crop occasioned by heavy rains that destroyed several acres of melon while it was still in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
7,000 farmers in Lango enrol for crop insurance scheme
Over 7,000 farmers in Lango sub-region have subscribed for crop insurance with Ensibuuko Technology Limited, a leading fintech organisation. Ensibuuko Technology Limited, in partnership with the Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA) and Uganda…
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News
Soya farmers reap big from bulking with local cooperative
Soya bean farmers in Acholi sub region who bulked their crop with a local cooperative at a time when market rates had dropped precipitously are starting to smile following a surge in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
500 farmers stuck in Lamwo as ministry delays repairs at irrigation scheme
More than 500 farmers under Agoro Self-help Irrigation Cooperative Society Ltd in Lamwo district have not been able to carry out any farming this season due to a delay in repairing the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu city’s sludge manure to undergo testing
Despite the high demand for sludge manure by vegetable farmers in Gulu, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has said it cannot start selling the organic manure until it’s tested for…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Youth urged to invest in agriculture
Antonio Querido, Country Representative of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Uganda has appealed to the youth to invest along the agricultural value chains as a measure to reduce growing youth…
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