The Government should allocate more funds to the agriculture sector in the national budget, Kakuuto MP Mathias Kasamba has advised.

Poor selection of projects by Arua district farmers under the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) programme has stagnated productivity.

As the current financial year comes to an end, Moses Mulondo interviewed the minister for agriculture, Tress Bukyanayandi

COFFEE farmers in the Rwenzori mountainous sub-region have a reason to smile after the recent introduction of a new Arabica coffee variety. Each coffee tree of the new variety yields 4kg compared to the old variety that produces 2kg.

Wandwasi used to get 25 litres of milk daily from the cow he got from Heifer International. He would sell the milk and use the money to engage in other farming ventures. When he had saved sh400,000, he bought a piece of land on which he planted coffee.

Recently, a team of scientists held a three-day retreat at Ridar Hotel in Mukono district and formed a National Cassava Coordination Committee to promote the cassava sub-sector in the country.

“I earn sh5.2m from farming, which is a dream for most people in formal employment,” says the 34-year-old. He has no kind words for people who despise farming, saying they are ignorant about the hidden treasure in it.

Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) has developed a milk booster to help improve milk production among farmers.

FOR years, bee keeping has been an activity people in Buganda region wary of indulging into. And for those who involved themselves in it, the process was done so crudely that getting good quality honey was impossible.

Suleiman Jabir fled to Sudan in 1979 after the overthrow of Idi Amin. His stay in exile was, however, more than productive as he learnt how to deal with tree nurseries. It is from these nurseries that Jabir harvests money these days