SACCOs
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Cooperatives & Communities
Butaleja rice farmers ask govt to subsidise prices of machinery
BUTALEJA – Rice farmers under Doho Irrigation Farmers’ Cooperative Society [DIFACOS] in Butaleja district have appealed to government to subsidise prices of agricultural machinery, saying it will help them to boost production.…
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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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Agriculture
Teso elders ask Museveni to fulfil his pledge of establishing irrigation schemes
SOROTI – The Elders’ Council in Teso Sub-region have asked President Museveni to fulfill his pledge of establishing irrigation schemes in the area to boost agricultural production. The elder made the call…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Tororo district officials warned against asking for bribes
TORORO – Tororo district officials have been warned against asking for bribes from the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM]. Albert Amula, the deputy resident district commissioner Tororo said his office…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Emyooga SACCOs urged to apply for permanent registration
FORT PORTAL – Emyooga SACCOs in the Rwenzori Sub-region have been advised to apply for the permanent registration before their probation certificates expire. Joseph Lutalo, the assistant registrar of cooperatives in the…
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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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Development
MP Omara angered over PDM funds access
OTUKE – The Otuke County Member of Parliament in Otuke district, Paul Omara has expressed his disappointment over the delayed disbursement of the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds to the poor communities…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Butaleja rice farmers urged to join SACCOs
BUTALEJA – Rice farmers in Butaleja district have been urged to join Savings and Credit Cooperatives Organisations [SACCOs] if they are to improve their household incomes. The manager Doho Farmers’ SACCO in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
More women urged to join PDM
LIRA-The Lira Resident City Commissioner, Lawrence Egole, has urged more women to join the Parish Development Model [PDM], a programme aimed at moving households trapped in the subsistence economy to the money…
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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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