President tips Mbarara farmers
Sep 27, 2007
FARMERS should carefully utilise money received from the Bonna Bagaggawale (Prosperity- for-All) programme, the President has advised. Yoweri Museveni also called on farmers with small pieces of land to rear dairy cows and grow mangoes to maximise their household income.
By Chris Kiwawulo
FARMERS should carefully utilise money received from the Bonna Bagaggawale (Prosperity- for-All) programme, the President has advised.
Yoweri Museveni also called on farmers with small pieces of land to rear dairy cows and grow mangoes to maximise their household income.
“Mangoes have a high demand on the international market,†Museveni pointed out on Monday during a follow-up tour of farms in Rubaya sub-county, Kashaari county in Mbarara district.
His visit, which started on Friday, saw him tour Katebariirwe model farm, Jennifer Baija’s farm in Kigashara village and Jovanice Kakuba’s in Kateete village, a State House statement said on Monday.
Museveni commended Baija and Kakuba for their outstanding performance. Baija rears cattle, goats and local poultry in addition to growing bananas, oranges, lemons, mangoes and avocados, while Kakuba has a five-acre banana plantation.
“The Government is carrying out research in the production of cosmetics from local avocado fruits,†the President told the locals, adding that the wanainchi who own small pieces of land could earn sh12m per year from fruit growing.
FARMERS should carefully utilise money received from the Bonna Bagaggawale (Prosperity- for-All) programme, the President has advised.
Yoweri Museveni also called on farmers with small pieces of land to rear dairy cows and grow mangoes to maximise their household income.
“Mangoes have a high demand on the international market,†Museveni pointed out on Monday during a follow-up tour of farms in Rubaya sub-county, Kashaari county in Mbarara district.
His visit, which started on Friday, saw him tour Katebariirwe model farm, Jennifer Baija’s farm in Kigashara village and Jovanice Kakuba’s in Kateete village, a State House statement said on Monday.
Museveni commended Baija and Kakuba for their outstanding performance. Baija rears cattle, goats and local poultry in addition to growing bananas, oranges, lemons, mangoes and avocados, while Kakuba has a five-acre banana plantation.
“The Government is carrying out research in the production of cosmetics from local avocado fruits,†the President told the locals, adding that the wanainchi who own small pieces of land could earn sh12m per year from fruit growing.