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Health
TASO commissions revamped health facilities in Teso
SOROTI-The Aids Support Organisation [ TASO ] on Thursday commissioned and handed over six renovated health facilities in Teso Sub-region at a cost of Shs 932 million. The facilities that were handed…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fruit and vegetable farmers in South Sudan reach for global standards
JUBA-In South Sudan, International Trade Centre [ITC] training guides fruit and vegetable farmers as they work to increase their harvests and attain global standards, according to a recent press release. Small farmers…
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International
RBI asks Indian co-op banks to appoint compliance officers
NEW DELHI– Urban Co-operative Banks [UCBs] in India are now required by the Reserve Bank of India [ RBI ]to appoint Chief Compliance Officers [CCOs] if they are to do business better,…
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International
UNDP and Carrefour Jordan collaborate to support cooperatives in Jordan
AMMAN-Carrefour Jordan, owned and operated by Majid Al-Futtaim Company in Jordan, recently signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme UNDP to support and promote the products of cooperatives in Shouneh,…
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Energy & Mining
Over 100 youth in Bunyoro qualify to train as truck drivers in oil and gas sector
HOIMA– 110 youth from Bunyoro Kitara kingdom have a reason to smile after they qualified to learn to drive heavy trucks that will be used in the oil and gas sector. 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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News
UNBS elected to ARSO Council
KAMPALA– Uganda, through Uganda National Bureau of Standards [UNBS] has been elected to the African Regional Standards Organization [ ARSO ] as a member of the Board. UNBS will be part of…
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News
UNBS holds training for food and beverage sector
KAMPALA– The Uganda National Bureau of Standards [UNBS] last week hosted the first-ever practical training on the implementation of standards. The training, which was conducted in a factory setting at Negonja Organics…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Focus on quality standards, Bunyoro produce dealers urged
HOIMA– Traders dealing in agricultural produce in Bunyoro Sub-region have been told to adhere to quality standards if they are to benefit from the market offered by the oil and gas industry.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tea farmers form national association
FORT PORTAL – Tea out-growers in Uganda have formed the first-ever association that will help them speak with one voice when it comes to tea matters. The National General Assembly of Uganda…
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