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Agriculture
Congo Basin leaders demand 30 percent of food systems funding for agroecology
YAOUNDÉ, August 31, 2026 — African governments and regional institutions have been urged to dedicate at least 30 percent of public investments shaping food systems to agroecology as stakeholders from across Africa…
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Finance & Banking
Kyankwanzi: Women entrepreneurs trained to access GROW project funds
KYANKWANZI, August 27, 2026 — A group of 100 women selected to benefit from the World Bank-funded Generating Growth and Opportunities for Women Enterprises [GROW] project in Kyankwanzi district have been equipped…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Civil society groups call for land tenure rights to be prioritised in donor funding
KAMPALA, August 17, 2026 — A coalition of 24 global civil society and people’s organisations has called on donors to make land tenure security a central priority in funding for climate action,…
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Agriculture
Teso farmers to benefit from sweet potato processing plant as establishment gets underway
SOROTI, August 17, 2026 — Farmers in the Teso Sub-region are set to reduce post-harvest losses and earn more from sweet potatoes as the establishment of a new processing facility in Serere…
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News
ICA Gender Equality Committee elects leadership for 2026–2030 term
BRUSSELS, July 29, 2026 — The International Cooperative Alliance’s [ICA] Gender Equality Committee [GEC] has renewed its leadership for the 2026–2030 term, re-electing Xiomara Núñez de Céspedes of the Dominican Republic as…
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Finance & Banking
Stanbic Unveils Shs 1 Trillion Initiative to Empower Women Entrepreneurs and Farmers in Northern Uganda
GULU, July 27, 2026 — Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited [SUHL], through Stanbic Bank Uganda and its non-profit arm, Stanbic Business Incubator Limited [SBIL], has launched two programmes aimed at empowering more than…
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Opinions & Commentary
“Reimagining SACCOs as engines of inclusive and sustainable development”
KAMPALA, July 26, 2026 — As Uganda continues its journey toward inclusive economic growth, Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [ SACCOs ] are increasingly emerging as powerful instruments for advancing financial inclusion,…
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Africa
New playbook showcases access to finance success for Africa’s women entrepreneurs
KAMPALA, July 24, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa [AFAWA], in partnership with social impact innovation company Lionesses of Africa, has unveiled a new…
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Agriculture
Rukiga farmers partner with researchers to boost climate resilience through science-based farming
RUKIGA, July 16, 2026 — Smallholder farmers in Rukiga district, southwestern Uganda, have partnered with researchers, environmental experts and development organisations under a new initiative aimed at strengthening resilience to climate change…
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Agriculture
Improved goat breeds transform livestock farming in Yumbe
YUMBE, July 13, 2026 — For years, Fatuma Ijodri, 55, depended almost entirely on crop farming to support her family in Kulacha village, Komgbe Parish, Kululu Subcounty in Yumbe district, West Nile…
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