NEWS- The Minister for ICT and National Guidance who is also the NRM Vice Chairman for Western Region, Hon Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has said the Kisoboka Agriculture Expo is a useful platform for companies to sell genuine farm products at discounted prices.
Minister Baryomunsi said this yesterday as he addressed farmers from greater Mubende District who were attending the 2nd annual Kisoboka Expo at Mutetema, Kalangalo Sub County in Mityana District.
“I am happy that companies and factories dealing in agriculture products left offices in Kampala and camped here, where they have ably sold farm inputs at fair rates and also offered technical advice to our locals,” Minister Baryomunsi said.
The event, which attracted thousands of exhibitors dealing in fertilisers, seeds, and water pumps, among other inputs, was organized by the NRM Vice Chairman for the Central Region, Hon Godfrey Kiwanda Suubi.
“The expo is in line with the NRM manifesto, national development plan III, and aspirations of President Museveni, who has always preached the gospel of socioeconomic transpiration of citizens through commercial agriculture,” Dr Baryomunsi said, and added, “I am hopeful that farmers will implement the knowledge and guidance received”.
Hon Dr Baryomunsi who is also the Member of Parliament for Kinkizi East in Kanungu District urged locals to also undertake the Parish Development Model and Emyooga government empowerment programmes.
Hon Kiwanda, challenged leaders at all levels to empower their people through various projects for income generation instead of lamentations against the government and emphasized his vision is to increase the productivity of farm outputs for better profitability.
Hon Kiwanda also announced that the exhibitions will be taken to other parts of the central region to bring agriculture services closer to the people.
