President Museveni has warned against rampant land fragmentation among Ugandans, saying it impedes the four-acre model farming strategy.
While touring Teso Integrated Farm at Kakusi Village, Serere Town Council, in Serere District, owned by a one Joseph Ijala, on Monday, November 18th, 2024, President Museveni said the four-acre model practice is a reliable game changer for Ugandans who wish to create wealth.
During the tour, President Museveni will visit successful farms in the Serere Kayelebyong, Katakwi, Kumi, and Kaberamaido districts, among others, before meeting the local leaders to deliver wealth creation messages.
According to President, land fragmentation should be stopped in the entire country and urged families to inherit family land wisely without share among all the beneficiaries.
He also advised Ugandans to embrace mindset change to eradicate poverty and also asked them to abandon wetland abuse.
The President said he will also support the farm with a yogurt processing machine valued at Shs150 million in a bid to support value addition.
Ijala said he started the farm with only 35 local birds after losing his job in 2011, and currently he has about 87 dairy cows that give him about 300 liters of milk a day.
“I have over 10,000 layers that give me about 360 trays of eggs (Shs3Million) daily. I currently employ some 38 young people at the farm,” Ijala told the President.
The Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, thanked President Museveni for restoring peace and mobilizing Ugandans to engage in farming activities.
