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Africa
AfDB, COMESA hold workshop on harmonised consumer price indices in Africa
NAIVASHA– COMESA in collaboration with the African Development Bank [AfDB] last week conducted a five-day regional workshop in Naivasha, Kenya on harmonising consumer price indices in Africa. The aim is to improve…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Pader elders uneasy as youth choose SACCOs over producer cooperatives
PADER– Elders in Pader district are concerned that the youth there are reluctant to join traditional producer cooperative societies, even as the young people are supposed to be the future leaders of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kabarole Emyooga SACCO leaders arrested, forced to refund cash
KBAROLE-Officials in Kabarole district led by the Resident District Commissioner, Festus Bandeeba arrested Sacco leaders over mismanagement of Emyooga money and recovered Shs7.6 million while some Shs 25mln is yet to be…
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Cooperatives & Communities
South Africa to host major conference on cooperatives in Africa
JOHANNESBURG– African cooperators and other stakeholders will from November 3-4, 2022, attend the 2nd edition of the annual Conference on Cooperatives and the Solidarity Economy [CCSE] hosted by Africa Cooperatives Institute of…
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News
Butaleja leaders divided over wetland demarcation
BUTALEJA – Leaders in Butaleja district have disagreed over the ongoing demarcation of wetlands in the area. Government has embarked on boundary demarcation of Nakwasi wetlands in Butaleja district amid protests from…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Indian govt deliberates on scope of PPP model in agriculture
NEW DELHI– The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India in association with Federation of Indian [ PPP ] in Agriculture’ in New Delhi on Tuesday, according to news agencies.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru district tasked to popularise coffee growing
AMURU– Amuru district agricultural department and the district leaders have been tasked to popularise coffee farming to rally more farmers in the sub-sector which is one of the priority enterprises as government…
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News
Mbarara hospital boss urges govt to support emergency medicine
MBARARA– The Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital [MRRH]director, Dr. Celestine Barigye has appealed to the government to support emergency medicine to decongest regional referral hospitals. Emergency Medicine [EM] is a medical specialty that…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nutri Nova trains Masindi farmers on disease control
MASINDI – Farmers in Masindi district have been trained on disease control and how to manage them in case an outbreak occurs. The trained farmers include; the cattle keepers, poultry farmers and…
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