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Bunyoro Growers Cooperative Union demands Shs 4 billion compensation from government

Bunyoro Growers’ Cooperative Union Limited is demanding over Shs 4 billion in compensation from government for losses caused by NRA liberation war in the 1980s. Barnabas Barugahara, the cooperative’s Manager, […]

Kasese border market closed for breaching COVID-19 guidelines

Kasese’s Mpondwe-Lhubiriha market, which straddles the Uganda-DRC border, has been closed for failure to comply with government directives to combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus. Kasese Resident District Commissioner […]

Farmers frustrated over low banana prices

Banana farmers in Uganda’s western region have expressed frustration over the current spell of low produce prices that threatens to drive many out of business. Jomo Mugabe, a renowned farmer […]

Uganda loses $270,000 per day to smuggling – URA

According to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), government loses at least $270,000 (about Shs 985 million) per day to smuggling in unpaid taxes and some officials in the tax body […]

Gulu agro-input dealers run out of stock as lockdown continues

Agro-input stocks in Gulu district are running low following the ban on public transportation as one of the measures to control the spread of the novel Coronavirus. Two weeks ago, […]

Tomato farmers count losses as prices plummet

Farmers in Kasese are counting heavy losses resulting from a sharp drop in tomato prices. According to several farmers, the farm gate price fell from Shs 50,000 for a basket […]

Masindi lorry drivers accuse security personnel of harassment

Lorry drivers in Masindi district, under their umbrella organization Bunyoro Lorry Drivers Association have accused security operatives in the district of extortion and harassment. The drivers say the harassment is […]

COVID-19: Tough times for SACCOS as more members default on loans

Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) in Western Uganda are facing increased member defaults on loans in the wake of the novel Coronavirus. According to Pison Mugizi, Chairman of Butuuro […]

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. […]

Kasese traders vow to reward president for market

Traders in the Western Uganda district of Kasese have vowed to reward President Museveni handsomely for a new market currently under construction in Kasese town. Construction of Kasese Central market […]