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Tayebwa pledges more funds for malaria fight
KAMPALA, April 23, 2024 – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has said that he will rally Members of Parliament to prioritise malaria prevention and control in the 2024/2025 financial year…
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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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NARO embarks on research to improve local goat breeds
APAC, February 8, 2024 – The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] is carrying out research to improve local goat breeds and boost meat production in the country. According to NARO`s Principal Research…
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Northern
Lira University needs Shs 5bln for research and innovation
LIRA, January 22, 2024 – The Chancellor of Lira University, Justice Dr Joseph Benjamin Odoki has appealed to government to increase the institution’s research and innovation budget to at least Shs 5…
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Cooperatives & Communities
New members from the Philippines and Côte d’Ivoire join ICA
BRUSSELS, November 24, 2023 – Two new members joined the International Cooperative Alliance [ ICA ] in November 2023, further strengthening the global apex body of cooperatives. According to the ICA, the…
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International
UN’s Guterres calls govts to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems for cooperatives
NEW YORK, September 14, 2023 – The 2023 UN Secretary General’s report on cooperatives in social development has been released. The report sets out the entrepreneurial ecosystem approach as a key way…
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National
Gov’t signs historic charter with RUFORUM
KAMPALA, September 12, 2023 – In a momentous development for the agricultural sector in Uganda, the Government of Uganda recently signed the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture [ RUFORUM…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA-Africa to hold 16th Africa Regional Assembly and Conference
ABUJA -ICA-Africa, a regional member of the International Cooperative Alliance will host the 16th Africa Regional Assembly and Conference from November 14-15, 2023 at the Abuja Continental Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria. According…
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Northern
Nature Uganda launches research study to conserve endangered wildlife
GULU – Little is still known about Northern Uganda and its biodiversity, according to herpetologists who say there is a need to conserve the endangered rare wildlife species in the region. Dr.…
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Western
Boosting tourism: Ministry to support wildlife research
KASESE – The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has pledged to support Uganda Wildlife Research and Training Institute [UWRTI] to promote tourism in the Rwenzori Sub-region. The institute which is located…
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