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Cooperatives & Communities
Kasese cotton growers attribute poor yields to bad weather
KASESE -Cotton farmers and cooperators in Kasese district have blamed poor yields on bad weather, which they say has also resulted in low incomes. Farmers say heavy rains which went up to…
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International
Co-op councils head to Mondragon for lessons in economic revival
LONDON-The Co-operative Councils Innovation Network [CCIN] took a two-day study visit to the world-leading worker co-op federation to see if any of its successes can be replicated in the United Kingdom. With…
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Finance & Banking
BoU CBR spiked to 10 percent as inflation rises again
KAMPALA-The Bank of Uganda [ BoU ] has in the Monetary Policy Statement [MPS] for October 2022, raised the Central Bank Rate [CBR] to 10 percent from 9 percent previously. That followed…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers face challenges as rains intensify in Pader, other districts
PADER– Farmers in Pader and other neighbouring districts are finding it difficult to harvest their crops due to heavy rains that have also posed challenges to post-harvest handling. The most affected districts…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ministers ask farmers to invest in tree seedlings in Northern Uganda
GULU-The State for Environmental, Beatrice Atim Anywar has asked farmers in Northern Uganda to invest in tree seedlings if they are to develop their farms at a low cost. Addressing the stakeholders’…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Buganda farmers advised on fighting deadly black coffee twig borer
MASAKA– The devastating harsh weather conditions and rapid destruction of coffee plantations by the black coffee twig borer in South Buganda region have left farmers with no hope of earning more from…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Acholi cooperative farmers to sell maize under new model
KITGUM-At least 35 farmer cooperatives under East Acholi Cooperative Union [EACU] are to benefit from the new arrangement [ model ] of buying maize introduced by a private company. Known as ‘Maize-cob…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kitgum farmers urged to return to gardens after suffering losses
KITGUM– Famers under East Acholi Cooperative Union [WACU] in Kitgum district have been advised to prepare for the second season after their crop gardens were hit by an unexpected drought in the…
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Development
BOU ramps up CBR again
KAMPALA– Bank of Uganda [ BOU ]raised the indicative Central Bank Rate [CBR] to 8.5 percent for July from 7.5 percent before, as inflation rose – for the second time in a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cooperatives shun joining agricultural insurance
GULU – Cooperators under West Acholi Cooperative Union, covering Gulu, Omoro, Amuru, Nwoya districts, and Gulu City, have shunned joining agricultural insurance, according to officials. In the financial year, 2016/2017, the agricultural…
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