A local farmer in Kween district has defied several odds hindering the successful implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM) and registered tremendous success after adopting the required guidelines.
Mohammed Cheptyony of Kwobus village in Binyiny town council recently confessed how PDM has been able to transform his family’s livelihood.
He also expressed gratitude to the government for introducing the Parish Development Model, which aims to spur wealth creation in the country and boost the national economy.
Cheptyony says that before PDM was introduced, he struggled to provide for his family as he couldn’t afford the basic needs and necessities and could only produce little harvests from his farmyard.
But with the introduction of PDM, things changed, and he also urged other residents to embrace the program.
“Sadly, some people mislead others against the PDM funds as a presidential gift, but I see this as an investment opportunity,” he said.
Cheptyony further added that he hasn’t just benefited by buying a cow through PDM but uses the cow dung to create manure for his banana plantation, which has boosted the yield in both quality and quantity.
“I am planning to also use cow dung for biogas production, which I will use for cooking and electricity generation to save on the costs of buying kerosene and charcoal,” says Cheptyony.
The PDM Model was launched by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Saturday, February 26, 2022, in Kibuku district, with the major aim of propelling three million households and 16 million rural people of Uganda’s population that are stuck in the subsistence economy, thus breaking the vicious circle of poverty.
Recently, the Office of the President (Internal Security Organisation) conducted a countrywide data capture of all the PDM beneficiaries, a move aimed at ensuring that the program achieves all seven pillars.
