Shea Nuts
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IFC and Absa provide trade facility to Valency to support thousands of farmers in Africa
SINGAPORE, October 13, 2024 – The International Finance Corporation [ IFC ], a member of the World Bank Group, and Absa Group Limited, a South Africa based bank, acting through its Corporate…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kapelebyong cooperative acquires shea nut oil processing machine
KAPELEBYONG, June 12, 2024 – In a bid to boost their household incomes, members of Adungo River Bank, Water and Environment Conservation Cooperative Society Limited have acquired and installed a shea nut…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM money is being spent on marriages and household items, says Ofwono
KAMPALA, September 16, 2023 – Some of the Ugandans who received the money under the Parish Development Model [PDM] are spending it on marriages and household items like mattresses, and food, according…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Guru Nanak earmarks Shs 300mln for shea nuts
LIRA– Guru Nanak Oil Mills Limited, one of the factories processing shea butter in Lira City, has advised the shea nut farmers in Nortnern Uganda to maintain quality as the company makes…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Public-Private Partnership For Shea Value Addition
KAMPALA – Lecturers at Makerere University have suggested a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) approach to develop the shea butter value chain in Uganda, for more earnings, both locally and internationally. These trees are natural…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Low Shea Nuts Production Worries Otuke Farmers
OTUKE – Persistent reduction of Shea nuts yield is worrying Otuke farmers. Otuke, being among districts in Uganda with high Shea nuts production, has continued to produce less fruits for the last…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers Unite To Push Shea Nuts Prices Up
GULU – For years, locals in the northern district of Gulu have earned way too little – about Shs 500, from selling a kilogram of unprocessed shea nuts, despite its invaluable nutritional…
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