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Agriculture
Funding crippling mass food, seed production
LIRA– The government`s recently launched strategic mass food and seed productions in the country has been affected by poor release of funds in the first planting season. Dr. Laban Turygenda, the director…
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News
UWEP boosts livelihoods of women in Lira district
LIRA– The Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [UWEP] is boosting the livelihoods of women in Lira district, according to reports. UWEP is an initiative of the Government of Uganda aimed at improving access…
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Africa
Ethiopia: Women’s cooperative fund transforms member’s family
ADDIS ABABA – Fantu Alemayehu, a member of a Saving and Credit Cooperative [SACCO] borrowed 3000 birr [US$ 86] three years ago while training in basic business and life skills. Today, she…
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News
Lira district struggling to recover Shs 808mln disbursed under YLP
LIRA – Lira district is struggling to recover Shs 808 million disbursed to various youth groups under Youth Livelihood Programme [ YLP ]. In the financial year 2014/2015, Lira district funded 127…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Namisindwa RDC tips youth on PDM
NAMISINDWA – The Namisindwa resident district commissioner [RDC], Imran Muluga has urged the youth in the district to take advantage of the Parish Development Model [PDM] and start up income-generating activities to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni moots doubling PDM money
ARUA – The money being received by parishes each financial year under the Parish Development Model [PDM] could be doubled to Shs 200 million, according to President Yoweri Museveni. Official government documents…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sembabule: Over 290 poor households receive PDM money
SSEMBABULE – A total of 299 subsistence farmer households in Sembabule district yesterday received a sum of Shs 159 million under the Parish Development Model PDM] to engage in selected enterprises. According…
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Development
Disbursement of Shs 1.4bln PDM cash launched in Masindi
MASINDI – Energy minister Ruth Nankabirwa has officially launched the disbursement of Shs 1.4 billion for Parish Development Model [PDM] SACCOs in Masindi district. She launched the disbursement on Friday last week…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbale youth, women urged to join SACCOs
MBALE – The youth and women in Mbale district have been advised to join SACCOs to develop a savings culture and accumulate wealth in the years ahead. The Bungokho South County Member…
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Cooperatives & Communities
KCCA officials queried over delayed release of PDM money
Kampala – Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises [COSASE] days ago put the Minister of State for Kampala City and the management of Kampala City Council Authority [KCCA] on…
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