Museveni urges the youth to engage in agro-production

Sep 21, 2019

The President made the call during a meeting with a delegation of youths from the Sub-Regions of West Nile, Acholi, Lango, Karamoja and Teso Sub-Regions.

ENTEBBE - President Yoweri Museveni has called on the youths and the country at large to engage in commercial agro-production and value addition as a means of eradicating household poverty.


The President made the call during a meeting with a delegation of youths from the Sub-Regions of West Nile, Acholi, Lango, Karamoja and Teso Sub-Regions whom he hosted at Statehouse, Entebbe on Thursday.

"Food production only for the stomach is not good. You must have income for yourselves. In all that you do, you must work with good calculations. I want to support the youth groups of Karamoja by donating to them flour mills and enable the production of animal feeds. This will assure us of value addition," he said.

A group of elders from the sub-regions also attended the meeting.

According to a release from Statehouse, Museveni encouraged the Karamoja members in the delegation to cultivate fruits such as oranges, mangoes and grapes observing that they can do well in their Sub-Region.

He assured them that the NRM government is fully committed to providing communal valley dams adding that the long-term target is to enable each home to have its own water.

Museveni was optimistic that under the arrangement zero-grazing efforts to promote dairy production will be fruitful.

The President called on the youth in the Sub-Regions to strive and actualize value addition on various agro-products targeting the export market. 

He called on Teso Sub-Region to exploit the opportunities offered by the fruit processing plant in their area noting that the plant has not been fully utilized due to insufficient supply of fruits.

He, therefore, directed agricultural officials to work closely with the community in ensuring good quality suitable fruit breeds.

Regarding efforts to promote the dairy industry in Teso Sub-Region, the President used the occasion to urge Acholi Sub-Region to also fully embrace dairy production activities because their area has abundant water resources.

Museveni advised his visitors to take leadership seriously and elect people who are dedicated to the promotion of interests and needs of communities. 

He further reminded them that the role of leadership entails showing the youth the way and to deliver services. 

He asked them to visit the Presidential farm at Kawumu in Luweero District to enable them to get acquainted with small scale agro production practices. 

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