Oyam district local government is one of eight districts in Lango set to benefit from a new project introduced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF).
The new project, the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP), aims to improve climate-smart agricultural research, seeds, and agroclimate information systems.
It will support climate-smart agriculture, research and innovation, as well as investing in competitive and sustainable seed systems.
Under this project, Oyam district was chosen to pursue aquaculture, as well as citrus farming projects.
The project’s co-funding beneficiaries pay 20% of the total cost, with the government covering the remaining 80%.
UCSATP will be implemented in 59 districts across Uganda. The beneficiary must have 5 acres of land for citrus planting.
However, in Lango, there are ten crops designated for the project based on land and soil capacity. Coffee, mango, cashew nuts, cocoa, hass avocado, soyabean, sorghum, cassava, citrus, and maize are some of the crops grown.
The project officers will make contact with farmers, train them on business skills, and look for a ready market for them.
In Oyam district, 60 groups will be selected for mango, and another 60 groups will be selected for citrus.
The group must be registered with the district under production office and have at least 15 members. A group member must be 18 years old and have a smartphone, and the group must have been in existence for five years.
Albino Cox Ogwal, the district production officer of Oyam, told tndNews that the project will boost agricultural enterprises in the district because Oyam is well-known in Lango for agricultural enterprises.
He urges sub-county extension workers to fully implement the project to benefit the locals.
By Daniel Ojara.
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