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Cooperatives & Communities
Northern Uganda farmers ask gov’t for storage facilities
LIRA-Cooperative farmers in the Lango and Acholi sub-regions have urged government to construct storage facilities to enable them to maintain the quality of their harvests. They said the production has gone up…
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East Africa
Kenyan politician roots for coffee, milk value addition
NAIROBI-Nakuru former Governor Lee Kinyanjui has said coffee sector reforms should prioritsse value-addition which includes processing, packaging, and branding the cash crop, reports Coop News. Kenya exports over 98 percent of its…
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News
Rising prices pushes silverfish vendors in Amuru out of business
AMURU-Olwal silverfish vendors association in Olwal trading center in Lamogi Sub-county in Amuru district have abandoned vending following a sharp increase in prices. A sack of silverfish from Gulu City, where they…
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News
Lira City company wins best honey award
LIRA– Wimrob Bees Company Limited, located in Lira City, and a producer and exporter of pure refined organic honey, has won the 2022 People`s Choice Award for natural bee honey brand in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Research on local concocted mixtures developed to kill black coffee twig borer launched
MASAKA-National Coffee Research Institute has started carrying out research on local concoctions of organic mixtures being used by some of the coffee farmers in the Greater Masaka region to control the black…
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International
Co-op housing units in Canada get c$13mln for repairs
QUEBEC-The federal and Nova Scotia governments are splitting the tab on c$13 million [Shs 39 billion] in renovations for co-op housing units around the province, reports Canadian Broadcasting Corporation [CBC]. The work…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MSC disburses over Shs 600bln to Ugandan enterprises
LIRA– The Microfinance Support Centre [ MSC ] has in a report enumerated its successes and challenges since its inception two decades ago to be a source of cheaper loans for small…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi mobile traders seek Shs 66mln to build own store
MASINDI– In a bid to cut storage costs and ensure the safety of their merchandise, members of Masindi Mobile Market Traders Association [MMMTA] have decided to establish their own store expected to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Soroti cooperatives receive Shs 186mln machinery for value addition
SOROTI– Three farmers’ cooperatives in Soroti district have received machinery worth Shs 186 million to process their cassava into finished products, ready for consumption. The cooperatives include Community Link for Development Organization…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Amuru farmers opt for soybean enterprise
AMURU-Most farmers in the 52 parishes in Amuru district have chosen to grow soybean as an enterprise they will embark on in line with the Parish Development Model [PDM]. So far, officials…
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