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News
Orange vendors decry poor quality as they suffer losses
SOROTI, May 30, 2024 – Orange vendors in Soroti district say they are incurring losses due to the poor quality of oranges supplied by the local farmers. They say customers have shunned…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nebbi cassava factory lies idle due to high running costs
NEBBI, March 5, 2024 – Members of Yesu-Dit Cooperative Society Limited in Parombo Sub-county, Nebbi district have abandoned their cassava factory due to high running costs. According to some members of the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Low prices of sunflower frustrate farmers
KWANIA, November 6, 29023 – Members of Abapiri Oil Seed Cooperative Society in Abapiri parish, Chawente Sub-county in Kwania district are frustrated because of the low prices being offered for their sunflower.…
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Northern
Counterfeit maize seed seized in Lira
LIRA – More than 1,000 kilogrammes of fake maize seed have been seized in an ongoing operation mounted by the police, Lira district agricultural department, and Lango Agro-input Dealers’ Association. The operatives…
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Northern
Equity Bank readies loans for small enterprises in Acholi
GULU – Equity Bank Uganda has committed to supporting small-scale enterprises in Acholi Sub-region so that they can sustain their operations. At least 1,000 market vendors in Gulu City and its neighboring…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Power outage irks members of Kwania Salon Operators’ Emyooga SACCO
KWANIA – Members of Salon Operators Emyooga SACCOs in Aduku town council in Kwania district are crying over the prolonged power outage that has made them incur losses in the running of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fort Portal fish SACCO appeals to govt for hatchery
FORT PORTAL – Members of Fort Portal North Division Fisheries Omwooga SACCO, have asked government to support them with a fish hatchery to be able to produce their own fingerlings. The SACCO…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara grape farmers call for agronomists as pests and diseases ravage farms
MBARARA- A total of over 200 grape farmers in Mbarara City have asked the government to provide them with qualified extension workers to give advice in the control of pests and diseases…
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News
Lira High Court awards Shs 68bln to Lango families
LIRA-Lira High Court has awarded members under Lango Camp Host Association Shs 68 billion for damages caused when the government forcefully opened internally displaced people camps on their land depriving them of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Help VSLAs invest in lucrative agricultural ventures, minister urges district officials
NWOYA– The State Minister for Northern Uganda, Grace Kwiocwiny has urged Nwoya district officials to enroll the local Village Saving and Loan Associations [VSLAs] into lucrative agricultural ventures. The minister made the…
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