Kamuli hails NAADS
Jan 19, 2006
THE National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) programme has been hailed for improving yields and agricultural farming practices among farmers in Kamuli district.
By Esther Mukyala
THE National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) programme has been hailed for improving yields and agricultural farming practices among farmers in Kamuli district.
District production officer Paul Tigatola said the programme had greatly improved household incomes and quality of life.
“We are pleased to have NAADS in our district. The programme has changed farmers’ attitudes towards farming practices, improved production levels and incomes as well.
“This will reduce the poverty levels which have been alarming in the district,†he said.
Tigatola made the remarks while addressing the NAADS stakeholders review meeting at Kamuli Country Club on Tuesday.
He urged farmers to make use of the rains to prepare their gardens and plant crops and encouraged them to practise mixed farming to ensure food security.
NAADS chairman David Kazungu urged NAADS service providers to work closely with agriculture extension field workers by delivering services to the farmers to enable them get better yields.
He said farming should be changed from hand-to-mouth into real business.
“Agriculture is the backbone of our country so we should sensitise our people to shift from peasant farming to real business farming. That is the only way our people will come out of poverty,†he said.
Kazungu decried deaths of animals especially cattle in various sub-counties, attributing them to the dry spell and ignorance of veterinary officers.
THE National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) programme has been hailed for improving yields and agricultural farming practices among farmers in Kamuli district.
District production officer Paul Tigatola said the programme had greatly improved household incomes and quality of life.
“We are pleased to have NAADS in our district. The programme has changed farmers’ attitudes towards farming practices, improved production levels and incomes as well.
“This will reduce the poverty levels which have been alarming in the district,†he said.
Tigatola made the remarks while addressing the NAADS stakeholders review meeting at Kamuli Country Club on Tuesday.
He urged farmers to make use of the rains to prepare their gardens and plant crops and encouraged them to practise mixed farming to ensure food security.
NAADS chairman David Kazungu urged NAADS service providers to work closely with agriculture extension field workers by delivering services to the farmers to enable them get better yields.
He said farming should be changed from hand-to-mouth into real business.
“Agriculture is the backbone of our country so we should sensitise our people to shift from peasant farming to real business farming. That is the only way our people will come out of poverty,†he said.
Kazungu decried deaths of animals especially cattle in various sub-counties, attributing them to the dry spell and ignorance of veterinary officers.