Reaping from Harvest Money Expo
“I have bought a macadamia seedling and I am happy that I got contacts from different industries and marketing groups. When I get money, I will buy from them,” Kleto said.
The farming bug clearly caught expo visitors, who left Kololo Ceremonial Grounds with green purchases. (Photos by Miriam Namutebi)
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Vision Group’s Harvest Money Expo, which began on Friday, has left visitors all the happier for the purchases they made.
The three-day event was organised by Vision Group with sponsors including the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda, ENGSOL, Tunga Nutrition, aBi Development, Pearl Bank and Uganda Development Corporation (UDC).
Other sponsors included Heifer International, Roke Telecom, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark, Pepsi and the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).
The farming bug clearly caught expo visitors, who left Kololo Ceremonial Grounds with green purchases.
Some visitors attested to the importance of their purchases and warmly thanked the Harvest Money Expo for bringing together different players in the agricultural sector and other supporting sectors. Florence Kleto from Bugema University said the expo was a worthwhile experience.
“I have bought a macadamia seedling and I am happy that I got contacts from different industries and marketing groups. When I get money, I will buy from them,” she said.
Another visitor who sang the expo’s praises was Arnold from Kampala, who bought fruit seedlings, mango, apple guava and orange. Walking away with a bag of maize seeds, Rogers Wandera from Mukono said if the Expo was going another day, he would return.
From Kasangati, Frank Lumu had his hands full with different seedlings, including matooke, rosemary, tangerine, cinnamon, soursop, orange, mango and avocado. “I love fruit, and even my children will enjoy it,” he said.
Miriam Igihozo, an S.4 student at Extreme High School in Namayumba, was happy after buying a jackfruit seedling. “Our school supports tree planting, so we are allowed to plant trees. I have a jackfruit seedling, and I will plant it at school. I love the fruit,” she explained.
The expo that was themed, Farming as a Business, urged Ugandans to seriously consider the green gold in agriculture by following best farming practices shared by experts at the expo.