Entries by tc

Hunger looms as food suppliers abandon Elegu market over COVID-19 fears

Local leaders at Elegu border post, Elegu Town Council, in Amuru district, have expressed fears of a looming crisis as food suppliers at Elegu Market pull out due to the […]

Fraud allegations rock Bugisu Cooperative Union, six employees arrested

Six employees of Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) are under investigation over alleged fraud involving coffee beans belonging to the union worth about Shs 752m. The implicated officers, including Andrew Nabudere […]

Gulu vendors and consumers embrace online trade

Traders and consumers in Gulu are embracing an online platform to sell and buy goods. For close to two months now, many traders in Gulu have taken to a new […]

Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union stuck with Shs 500m debt.

The new management of Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union, one of the oldest cooperatives in Eastern Uganda, is currently stuck with a Shs 500m debt accumulated during previous board’s tenure. According […]

NCUI gears to usher in Digital era of cooperative training in India

With a view to grappling with the extraordinary challenges being posed by COVID 19, the national apex body of cooperatives in the country, NCUI is trying to usher in an […]

COVID-19: Moroto Municipality loses millions in revenue from closed businesses

Moroto Municipality has lost millions of shillings in revenue collection as a result of the current lock down imposed to stop the spread of COVID-19. The municipality, which used to […]

BCU hunts for tenants for its properties after COVID-19 slump

The Bugisu Cooperative Union is in the market for reliable tenants to occupy its commercial properties located in prime areas of Mbale district, theCooperator has learnt. According to BCU Estate […]

Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union donates Shs 15m to COVID fight

The Sebei Elgon Cooperative Union has donated Shs 15million to the three districts of Kween, Bukwo and Kapchorwa, to help in the fight against COVID-19. To this end, each district […]

Dairy Milk, the woes of Ugandan exporters

Uganda is a naturally gifted agricultural country. When you see the volumes of production under the largely subsistence approach that characterises our agriculture, the potential is immense. One sector whose […]

Masindi youth promoting agriculture through music

A section of youth from Miirya Sub County in Masindi district, under their umbrella organisation-Agri-planet Uganda- have started promoting agriculture through music. Already, they have recruited several talented musicians from […]