Partners in Uganda

Sustainable Agriculture

Uganda Co-operative Alliances (UCA)

UCA was established in 1961 as the apex of the co-operative movement in Uganda, It is an autonomous and non-governmental organization set up to act as the spokesman of the co-operative movement both in the country and internationally as well as doing member education and advocacy. UCA is the umbrella organization of the cooperative movement in Uganda. It is a membership-based organization with 300 societies as members. Its basic mandate comprise three elements; advocacy, catalysts for change and representation

Telephone: +256-41-254484 / 258898
E-mail: lmsemakweli@uca.co.ug

Nyakatonzi Co-operative Growers Cooperative Union

The Union was formed in 1957 and is registered under the Cooperative Societies statute1991 as a limited liability business enterprise. The Union is owned by 62 member Cooperative Societies with an average of 250 members each, making a total membership of 15,500. However, active membership to-date stands at only 32 societies with a membership of 8,000. Through these structures the Union has a network of over 10,000 farmers in the districts of Kasese, Bushenyi and Kamwenge. The member societies enable easy mobilization of farmers for information dissemination, distribution of agriculture inputs, collection of produce and delivery of other services. The Union vision is: "to be a leading producer and exporter of agriculture produce for the benefit of her members". The mission is: "to improve the livelihood of members through diversification and access to markets and market information.

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Uganda Crane Creameries co-operative union (UCCCU)

UCCCU is a dairy cooperative union established in 2003 and operates in over ten Districts in western Uganda. It was born out of the Western Uganda Dairy Association (WUDA) established in 1997 to advocate for interests of dairy farmers in the region. UCCCU is an umbrella organization with a membership composed of 7 district unions performing the role of chief negotiator and mobiliser, with an aim of becoming the processor and marketer of milk and related products in the region.

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