Bushenyi boosts honey farms
Jul 28, 2005
NINE sub-counties in Bushenyi district have received 480 beehives, 48 smokers and 48 huts and vails worth sh19m under the agriculture modernisation programme.
By Chris Ahimbisibwe
NINE sub-counties in Bushenyi district have received 480 beehives, 48 smokers and 48 huts and vails worth sh19m under the agriculture modernisation programme.
The items were given to 48 farming groups.
District secretary for production and marketing Enos Kyarisiima handed over the items to the groups on Monday at Nyakabirizi.
He said the Government had many programmes to fight poverty but people had failed to maintain them.
However, the district agricultural coordinator, David Byamukama, said shortage of bees in the district had disrupted the honey production project.
He said farmers had failed to plant flowers and trees to attract bees.
NINE sub-counties in Bushenyi district have received 480 beehives, 48 smokers and 48 huts and vails worth sh19m under the agriculture modernisation programme.
The items were given to 48 farming groups.
District secretary for production and marketing Enos Kyarisiima handed over the items to the groups on Monday at Nyakabirizi.
He said the Government had many programmes to fight poverty but people had failed to maintain them.
However, the district agricultural coordinator, David Byamukama, said shortage of bees in the district had disrupted the honey production project.
He said farmers had failed to plant flowers and trees to attract bees.