Trade
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Abim Cooperatives resume business after calm returns
Business has resumed at several cooperative Societies in Abim district with various members holding their first meetings after about one month of inactivity as calm returns to the area following a period…
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Masindi access roads to connect farmers to market
The Masindi district Local Government is set to receive Shs. 8 billion to construct access roads under the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP). Job Byaruhanga, the District Agricultural Officer Masindi, made the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Karamoja elders appeal to government to revive once mighty Cooperative
A section of elders in Karamoja region have asked government to consider reviving Karamoja African Wholesale Cooperative Society, a once-powerful Cooperative that was based in Moroto town. In an interview with theCooperator…
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Trillions locked in unresolved Commercial Court disputes
Over 2.7 trillion shillings remains locked up in unresolved disputes filed in the Commercial Court Division of the High Court, Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has revealed. The Chief Justice made the disclosure…
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COVID-19: Do not close markets, Kasese traders ask Government
Traders in Kasese district have appealed to government not to shut down markets in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the government continues to impose ever tighter restrictions on social interactions…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Insecurity frustrates Abim Coops
Business has ground to a halt at several cooperative societies in Abim district due to the prevailing state of insecurity in the district. Over the past couple of weeks, the security situation…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bugisu Coop Union Founder to be remembered
The family of the late EV Samson Kitutu, one of Uganda’s first Cooperators and a founding father of the Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU), is planning to host a Public Memorial Day in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers blame bad roads for premature coffee harvests
Coffee farmers and Cooperators in Kasese district have blamed the poor road network for the losses they make as a result of harvesting and selling unripe coffee beans. The farmers made the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Deforestation blamed for Karamoja Gum Arabic slump
The Uganda Gum Arabic Cooperative Society in Karamoja sub region has registered a drop in harvest volumes over the past year due to widespread deforestation of the gum Arabic trees. Gum Arabic…
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Karimojong, Turkana pastoralists lobby for regional beef factory
Pastoralists from Karamoja and Turkana have called on the governments of Kenya and Uganda to establish a regional beef factory at the border between the two communities. The demand, made on Monday…
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