Research
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Cooperatives & Communities
Here is why Kenyan politicians are lobbying to control co-ops
NAIROBI– The process of reviewing Kenya’s outdated Co-operatives Act Cap 490 is expected to enhance counties capacity to manage and supervise co-operatives that are synonymous with the country’s development. Once the Cabinet…
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Development
Higher education critical in Africa’s economic growth, says UNECA report
KAMPALA-The success of the African Continental Free Trade Area, [AfCFTA], will depend on the capacities of universities and other institutions of higher learning in Africa and science academies to produce adequate and…
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News
Buliisa residents petition UWA over destruction of crops by elephants
BULIISA-Over 1,380 residents living near Murchison Falls National Park in Buliisa district have asked the Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] to act and stop elephants and buffaloes from invading their communities. In their…
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East Africa
Fish farmers concerned over decline in production
KIGALI-The fishing community around Lake Kivu in Rwanda is reporting a sharp decline in sardine fish production for the last three years, reports The New Times. According to Jean-Bosco Sibomana, the coordinator…
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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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Agriculture
Ugandan Okori appointed new RUFORUM Executive Secretary
Professor Theresia Nkuo-Akenji, the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture [RUFORUM] Board Chair and Vice Chancellor University of Bamenda in Cameroon, has announced the appointment of Dr. Patrick Okori as…
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Cooperatives & Communities
IDF: Amul and Nandini named main sponsors of World Dairy Summit
NEW DELHI– India’s top-ranking dairy brands Amul, marketed by Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd and Nandini, marketed by Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd) are named as main sponsors of International…
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Environment
Acholi leaders petition Museveni over depletion of endangered tree species
GULU– Acholi cultural leaders have petitioned President Museveni over the depletion of the endangered tree species in the region. The petition was recently handed over to the Presidential Coordinator for Northern region,…
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News
EPRC researcher wins Analyst Forecast of the Year 2021 Award
KAMPALA– Corti Paul Lakuma, the Economic Policy Research Centre [ EPRC ] research fellow and Head of Macro Department, is the overall best Uganda economics analyst forecaster of the year 2021. The…
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News
UCDA and PSFU partner to boost coffee subsector
KAMPALA – Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] and the Private Sector Foundation Uganda [ PSFU ] have signed a memorandum of cooperation aimed at growing the country’s coffee sector. Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye,…
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