23,000 Maize farmers to receive fertilizers from the Ministry of agriculture.

 

Thousands of maize farmers in Uganda are set to receive fertilizers aimed at increasing their productivity.

 

On 24 October 2020, The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, flagged off consignments of 2,700 metric tonnes of fertiliser for distribution to 23,000 Maize farmers in 40 districts in Uganda.

 

Hon. Vincent Ssempijja flagged off the Yara Fertiliser consignments accompanied by  Mr. Vitalis Wafula from Yara and Hon. Hellen Adoa the Minister of State for Fisheries at a ceremony held in Kampala.

 

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, the 23,000 farmers in Uganda who will benefit are part of 250,000 smallholder Maize farmers in 7 countries across Southern and Eastern Africa benefiting from this initiative dubbed Action Africa: Thriving Farms, Thriving Future.

The other 6 countries benefiting from this initiative include Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.

 

Through this initiative, supported by the United Nations, the Norwegian government and African Governments, Yara’s contribution, combined with agronomic support is expected to triple maize production to feed more than 1 million people in the 7 countries.

Speaking during the function, Hon. Ssempijja revealed that the fertiliser support will supplement Government efforts aimed at increasing production and productivity.