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Banyabindi to boycott 2021 elections due unfulfilled pledges

Over 10,000 members of the Banyabindi community, a minority tribe in Kasese district have resolved to boycott the 2021 general elections due to unfulfilled government pledges. The Banyabindi were displaced, […]

Over 2,000 farmers in Apac set to benefit from a new rice growing project

Farmers in different cooperatives in Lango Sub Region are set to benefit from a recently introduced rice out growers scheme. At least 2,000 farmers in Apac district, have been supported […]

Masaka entrepreneurs wary of new Govt funding scheme

Potential beneficiaries of a new government funding scheme for specialised enterprise groups have expressed scepticism towards the initiative barely after its kickoff. The new “Presidential Wealth, Job Creation Initiative”, commonly […]

Banana farmers count losses as strange disease rages on

Farmers in Western Uganda are counting their losses in the wake of a ‘strange’ banana disease that has ravaged plantations in the region for months now. The disease, which has […]

Ministry of Agriculture Moots Tougher Quality Control Measures for Milk

State Minister for Animal Industry Bright Rwamirama has revealed that his ministry plans to propose amendments to the National Dairy Development Act, to introduce tougher sanctions against those undermining the […]

Government donates tractors to cooperatives in Kasese

In a bid to boost agricultural production, government through Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) has donated three tractors to three cooperative societies in Kasese district. The donation comes at a time […]

Ssempija roots for Agricultural Mechanisation

The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempija has appealed to farmers in Rwenzori sub region to embrace agricultural mechanisation as one of improving production. Minister […]

Police savings association hit Shs 16bn, acquires estates in Kansanga and Gayaza

The Uganda Police Savings Association Limited (PSAL) has registered a remarkable growth in its savings and asset base. PSAL Chairman, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Edward Ochom told theCooperator […]

Hope as Lango Cooperative Union gets new leaders

Maxwell Akora, the Maruzi Member of Parliament in Apac district has been elected Chairman Board of Directors of Lango Cooperative Union. Akora was elected unopposed at Union’s Special Annual General […]

Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

On 31 December 2019, WHO was alerted to several cases of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. The virus did not match any other known virus. This raised […]