At least 15,000 farmers in Bugiri District are set to benefit from the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP), a multibillion government scheme that was introduced in 2017 to improve on agricultural production in 42 districts.
The State minister for Agriculture, Mr Aggrey Bagire, during a tour of the district on Wednesday, said the project is being introduced in Bugiri after a survey conducted by the ministry last year revealed that farmers in the district were not benefitting from the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) programme.
“The project is targeting 15,000 farmers in the district and each beneficiary will receive agricultural inputs after paying a commitment fee of Shs140,000. We are doing so to ensure that our farmers get access to quality seeds and markets for their produce,” Mr Bagire said.
He added that some farmers have already benefitted from the project in form of inputs while stores have been constructed for Busowa Traders and Farmers Cooperative Society.
The minister also revealed that farmers under Baida Group in Nankoma Sub-county, Nankoma Town Council, have received grinding machines under the project. He, however, warned the residents against politicising the project, saying all Ugandans must benefit in order to fight poverty.
Meanwhile, in Rwampara Mbarara the government has set up a community irrigation scheme what will see over 2000 households benefiting from development, a thing that will increase food production and security in the dry area.
