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Cooperatives & Communities
Kiryandongo agribusiness groups receive post-harvest handling equipment
KIRYANDONGO, January 11, 2024 – Kiryandongo district authorities have handed over four tricycles and three maize shellers to four strategic agribusiness groups under the Development Response to Displacement Impact Project [DRDIP]. The…
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West Nile
Farmers in Adjumani urged to take advantage of Shs 2.6bln market
ADJUMANI, December 4, 2024 – Local farmers in Adjumani district including refugees have been challenged to take advantage of the Shs 2.6 billion modern market being constructed under the Uganda Support to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Oyam district boss warns PDM SACCO leaders against favouritism
OYAM, December 19, 2023 – The Oyam district LCV chairperson, Benson Dila Oyuku has cautioned chairpersons of the Parish Development Model [PDM] SACCOs in the district against favouring their relatives while profiling…
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Northern
CBAs get bicycles to help in monitoring farmers
LIRA, December 14, 2023 – Caritas Norway, through its Lira office, has offered 105 bicycles to community based animators [ CBAs ] to help in the monitoring of smallholder farmers in the…
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Western
Masindi flood victims receive relief items from Kinyara Sugar Limited
MASINDI, December 11, 2023 – Over 1000 people who were affected by floods in Kimengo Sub-county Masindi district after River Kafu burst its banks have received relief items from Kinyara Sugar Limited…
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Africa
AfDB launches research project on grain quality grading and certification in Ghana
ACCRA, November 30, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has launched a three-year research and outreach initiative in Ghana to enhance the cereal value chain development in the country. The Grain…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Dokolo RDC halts registration of PDM beneficiaries over extortion
DOKOLO, November 30, 2023 – Due to the alleged extortion and fraud, the Dokolo Resident District Commissioner [RDC], Barbara Akech has halted the registration of people to benefit from the Parish Development…
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National
Uganda’s September 2023 export earnings post 5.6 percent decline
KAMPALA, November 24, 2023 – According to the Ministry of Finance, Uganda shipped exports worth US$ 632.06 million in September 2023, a 5.6 percent decline when compared to US$ 669.88mln exported in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM SACCO members in Otuke invest in agri-business
OTUKE, November 22, 2023 – Members of Ating Orum Parish Development Model [PDM] SACCO have invested the money received in agri-business and expect to earn profits in the near future. Some of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Hundreds displaced, farmers count losses as R. Kafu bursts its banks
MASINDI, November 14, 2023 – Hundreds of people in the four villages of Kayeera, Kimengo, Kibangya Myeeba, and Nyakarongo in Kimengo Sub-county, Masindi district have been displaced by floods as River Kafu…
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