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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt official wants dairy cooperatives in Bunyoro supported with value addition plant
MASINDI, April 12, 2024 – Annet Kyomuhendo, the Midwestern Regional Manager for the Dairy Development Authority [DDA], has asked government to establish a modern processing plant for dairy cooperatives in Bunyoro Sub-region,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MPs punch holes into trade ministry report
KAMPALA, April 11, 2024– Members of the Committee on Public Service and Local Government have punched holes into a report from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives. Chaired by Martin Ojara…
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News
KRC Uganda acquires over Shs 570mln loan to boost dairy sector in Tooro Sub-region
KABAROLE, February 20, 2024 – Kabarole Research and Resource Centre [KRC] has acquired a loan worth Shs 572 million from Microfinance Support Centre [MSc] to boost the dairy sector in Tooro Sub-region.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kenya: Govt to help raise milk prices at farm gates
NAIROBI, February 13, 2024 – While attending a Sunday Mass at St. Andrew Kaggwa Catholic Church in Kwanza Constituency, Trans Nzoia County, Kenya’s Vice President, Rigathi Gachagua disclosed to the faithful that…
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Agriculture
Quarantine in Kyotera as anthrax hits
KYOTERA, December 5, 2023 – Authorities in Kyotera district have imposed a quarantine on the movement of cattle and, the sale of beef and dairy products following an outbreak of anthrax which…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Dairy farmers, others urged on hygiene standards
FORT PORTAL, November 21, 2023 – Dairy farmers and other milk handlers have been urged to mind proper hygiene standards while handling milk to ensure it is safe for human consumption. According…
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Agriculture
FAO donates livestock vaccines to Karamoja and Elgon regions
Kampala, October 16, 2023 –The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [ FAO ] recently donated an assortment of livestock vaccines worth US$1 million to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Walmart to build US$ 350mln milk processing plant in Southern Georgia
NEW YORK, October 13, 2023 – America’s largest retail store has announced its plans to build a $350 million milk processing plant in Valdosta, Ga. With more than 4,600 stores located throughout…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kikuube dairy farmers decry low milk prices
KIKUUBO – Dairy farmers in Kikuube district are concerned over the continuous decline of milk prices, saying the enterprise is no longer profitable. Charles Rwobushesi, a dairy farmer in Kyarushesha village in…
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Agriculture
Gov’t builds milk collection centre in Gulu City
GULU – In a bid to improve milk production in Acholi Sub-region, the government through the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has constructed a milk collection centre in Gulu…
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