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Ntungamo Farmers Optimistc as First Lady Launches Pineapple Factory

Ntungamo: First lady Janet Museveni has advised farmers in the country to embark on value addition if they are to realize more benefits from Agriculture. Mrs. Museveni was on Monday […]

Wazalendo to conduct an impact audit on its Shs.890 billion loans

Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces Savings and credit scheme – Wazalendo has announced it is going to embark on an impact assessment of all loans given out to […]

Bugisu Cooperative Union to Launch SACCO to Support Member Farmers

Bugisu Cooperative Union(BCU) has pledged to have a member Savings and Credit Cooperative(SACCO) in operation by March 2020, to revitalize the union’s operations and improve the overall wellbeing of member […]

Bishop Stuart University to Commercialize Student Agri-Business Ideas

Bishop Stuart University(BSU) has announced it is moving to formally register an agribusiness incubation center, with a view of developing its student agri-business ideas for sale as commercial products. The […]

Bundibugyo Vanilla Farmers Mourn Losses to Heavy Rains

BUNDIBUGYO: Vanilla farmers in Bundibugyo district are counting losses following floods and landslides that have hit the area since last month. Vanilla is mostly grown on the hilly slopes of […]

How a German Town is Cooperating to Solve its Energy Needs

A small town in the center of Germany has given the world a model for how to generate power on their terms. It all started back in 2005 in Wolfhagen, […]

Minister Gume Calls for More Accountability Among Cooperatives

State Minister for Cooperatives Fredrick Ngobi Gume has condemned persistent cases of fraud in cooperatives, arguing that they are undermining the country’s efforts towards cooperatives development. Speaking at Wakiso District’s […]

Men and youths dominate saccos – report

In Summary There are over 4.97 million individuals as well as corporate or institutional members in SACCOs. Of the individual members, 60.65 per cent are men, while 34.23 per cent […]

Endiro Coffee joins ‘Illinois Made’ program

AURORA — Endiro Coffee in Aurora is one of five businesses in Illinois to join the Illinois Made program from the Illinois Office of Tourism. The businesses in the Illinois […]

Museveni Looks to Irrigation and Regional Market to Deliver Uganda’s Industrial Promise

President Museveni has identified agricultural Irrigation and regional integration as the two incentives that will propel the growth of Uganda’s industrial sector. Museveni, who was presiding over the launch of […]