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Ruwenzori Diocese SACCO posts strong growth in 2024
FORT PORTAL CITY, April 11, 2025 – Ruwenzori Diocese Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [RUDI SACCO], a church-founded financial institution based at Kabarole Hill in Fort Portal City, recorded remarkable financial…
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PWDs in Teso form cooperative union to boost livelihoods
SOROTI, March 20, 2025 – Persons living with disabilities [PWDs] in the Teso Subregion have come together to form a cooperative union with the aim to save and borrow to invest in…
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NARO official urges farmers in Lango to commercialise cassava growing
LIRA CITY, March 11, 2025 – Farmers in Lango Subregion can significantly improve their household incomes by growing cassava for commercial purposes. Dr Christopher Omongo, Head of the Root Crops Programme at…
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Kwania farmers urged to join cooperative societies
KWANIA, March 6, 2025 – Kenny Auma Lapat, the Kwania District Woman Member of Parliament, has urged farmers to join cooperatives in order to enhance their bargaining power and improve household incomes.…
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EACOP: Laying of infrastructure to unlock oil production progressing well
KIKUUBE, March 4, 2025 –– The implementers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline [EACOP] say the laying of the required infrastructure for the pipeline to transport oil from Lake Albert oilfields…
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Over 700 youth in Albertine Graben empowered with vocational skills
KAKUMIRO, January 29, 2025 – In preparation for the opportunities in the oil and gas sector in the oil-rich Albertine Graben, over 754 youth from households affected by the East African Crude…
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PWDs in Greater Masaka decry limited access to gov’t economic empowerment initiatives
MASAKA, January 22, 2025 – At least 386 members of the Association of Persons with Disabilities Living with HIV/AIDS [ADPHA] in the Greater Masaka districts have raised concerns about their limited access…
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Coffee growing initiative launched in Alebtong to improve locals’ livelihoods
ALEBTONG, January 11, 2025 – Geoffrey Okiswa, the Resident District Commissioner of Alebtong, has officially launched a coffee-growing initiative in Abia Subcounty, emphasising that it will improve the livelihoods of the local…
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AU Ministers of Agriculture convene in Kampala to chart a new path for food security
KAMPALA, January 10, 2025 –– Ministers of Agriculture from the African Union’s 55 Member States have convened in Kampala, Uganda, for a three-day Extraordinary Summit of the African Union [AU]. The summit,…
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Lango cocoa farmers assured of global market
LIRA CITY, January 6, 2025 – – Cocoa farmers in the Lango Subregion have been reassured of access to a global market for their produce. This assurance was made days ago during…
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