Museveni urges Sheema farmers to embra
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda encouraged farmers in the Sheema District to adopt modern agricultural practices, including irrigation and commercial farming. The remarks were made during a thanksgiving ceremony for Minister Ephraim Kamuntu.
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Government-led initiatives to modernize agriculture are critical for economic development and poverty reduction in rural African regions.
_____________________ President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged farmers in Sheema District to embrace irrigation, pasture growing, fertiliser use and commercial agriculture to boost productivity, protect their livelihoods against drought and lift households out of poverty. President Museveni made the remarks on Saturday (October 24) while officiating at a thanksgiving ceremony for Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu at Bugongi Town Council Playground in Sheema District. Prof. Kamuntu is the Minister of Internal Affairs and Member of Parliament for Sheema County South. Some of the guests who attended Prof. Kamuntu's thanksgiving ceremony in Sheema on Saturday. (PPU Photo)
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, Hon. Baryomunsi, Hon. Engola and other guests attend Prof. Kamuntu's thanksgiving ceremony in Sheema on Saturday. (PPU Photo)
Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu addresses guests during his thanksgiving ceremony in Sheema on Saturday. (PPU Photo)
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