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Inside the sh644b allocated to agriculture
It is also worth noting that out of the sh72 trillion budget for the 2024/2025 financial year, sh34 trillion is earmarked for interest and debt payment while only sh38 trillion is left for allocation to different sectors in light of implementing government programmes.
Agriculture minister Frank Tumwebaze (third-left, front row), handing over coffee processing machines to different farmer groups, co-operatives and individual commercial farmers as Ankole Diocese Bishop Prof. Sheldon Mwesigwa (second-right), whose entity is a beneficiary, looks on in December last year.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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Whereas agriculture is the backbone of Uganda’s economy and employs more than 70% of the citizens, the Government has reduced the budget allocation to the sector by 37%