KIBOGA– Farmers from Kiboga and Kitagwenda have appreciated the role played by Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and SASAKAWA Africa Association towards providing ready market for their produce, high yielding seeds and value addition which has made farming to be among the most viable businesses.
Asaba Micheal, a trained Commercially Oriented Community-Based Facilitator (CCBF) in Kitagwenda District, Uganda, is spearheading agricultural transformation by enhancing farmers’ access to essential inputs, modern equipment, and hands-on training, John Bangirana and his wife Flavia Bangirana both are cotton and maize farmers in Kitagwenda district are some of the beneficiaries.
Well as Ssalongo Lutakome Ronald ,bean and banana farmer and Mark Ddumba a coffee farmer from Bukomero, Kisoga district informed journalists that they have greatly benefited from government’s Parish Development Model (PDM) program.
“By the time we received the PDM funds we were more than ready because we had received enough sensitization from SASAKAWA Africa Association. On top of that it helped to acquire quality seeds and farm in puts which saved us money by doing away with fake products on the market.” Remarked Lutakome
He also added that they were also sensitized about Agro ecology farming practices which also saved from wasting a lot of money which would have been used in buying fertilizers.
The farmers also led a group of journalists and officials from SASAKAWA to a guided tour to their gardens showcasing what they have been able to achieve from the said programs.
These are part of SASAKAWA’s country tour to asses the impact of its programs in various parts of the country.
The SASAKAWA team comprises of Christine Kyomugisha, Juliet Nakitende, Nabiryo Oliver and Ethiopia Tadesse, the Head of Communication.
