Trade
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Cooperatives & Communities
Low Soya Bean Prices Worry Acholi Farmers
GULU – Farmer groups and cooperatives in Acholi Sub region hurt by slumping of soya bean prices have been forced to rethink the future of the crop. Many farmers have turned to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Sugarcane Outgrowers Crying Foul
KIKUUBE – Complaints over mistreatment and missed payments are sparking friction between sugarcane outgrowers and their employer, Hoima Sugar Limited in the western districts of Kikuube and Hoima. Francis Isingoma alias Max…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers Stranded With Mangoes, Oranges
AMOLATAR – Lower fruit prices and a lack of a better market have stoked harsh arguments among mango farmers bruised by sizable losses in the northern district of Amolatar. Across the sub…
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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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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi Demands New Modern Market
MASINDI – A heave of frustration and anger is boiling over in Masindi Municipality as vendors lash out at the delayed construction of a new modern market under the Markets and Agriculture…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Huge Chunks Of Tea Wasting Away In Zombo
ZOMBO –Tea agriculture has gained a big toehold in the West Nile district of Zombo but frustration is growing among farmers over the lack of a processing factory and the pitiable prices…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango Farmers Turn To Hass Avocado
LANGO – Frustrated by poor local yields and wavering low crop prices, farmers in the Northern districts of Kwania, Apac, Lira, Kole and Dokolo are switching to the high value Hass Avocado…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Roadside Business Loans Spur Trade In Nebbi
NEBBI – Loans may keep some people sad and trapped in a cycle of debt, especially when they outpace one’s savings. But Agnes Akumu, 45, a roadside clay pot dealer, is all…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Street Vending Empties Hoima Central Market
HOIMA – One-by-one, vendors are walking out of a fast emptying Hoima Central Market and pouring onto the crowded city streets to sell their merchandise easily. The abandoned lockups are mainly on…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gulu Rice Farmers’ Group Goes For Big Loans
GULU –The 48-member Latyeng Farmers’ group in Gulu District has big plans and an even bigger appetite for loans. First, the group wants to morph into a cooperative largely to attract big…
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