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While addressing reporters at Uganda Media Centre yesterday, Hon Kabatsi said in 2017, marketed milk remained at about 80 percent total production and it might increase more after the restoration of more milk collection centers, she continued and said the amount of rural milk collected from different milk points are at 461 right now, totaling to 1,779,417 litres.
Hon Kabatsi explained this quite well!
This year’s topic is equipped regarding recognizing women’s important contribution towards dairy sub-sector specifically and agricultural sector generally and to country’s GDP and food security, ‘’ said Minister Kabasti.
The dairy month is intended to promote milk consumption. In Uganda, the companies that will lead the celebration and coordination include the agency under Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries as well as Dairy Development Authority ( DDA).
This year’s Dairy month which will be celebrated between 27th to 29th– June 2018 in Soroti district is a world-wide annual event aimed at paying tribute to contributions towards dairy farmers, exporters, importers and their families who managed to work so hard to provide fresh milk and it’s products.
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![[dropcap]A[/dropcap] section of women in Bugongo parish and Nawangaiza parish in Nawandala Sub County, Iganga District have decried the near-impossible terms set for them to access GROW funds. They have now petitioned their woman member of parliament for Iganga Hon. Kauma Sauda Alibaawo to ask the government for revised terms and conditions. This is to enable them to benefit from the program. The disgruntled women accuse the implementers of the program of charging the money. They are also asking for their land titles and land agreements. They said that such properties are governed by their husbands. These, therefore want the government through their woman MP to intervene and revise the requirements for one to benefit. The women were on Wednesday at Namabwere primary school in Nawandala Sub County. They had gathered in their respective groups to receive over 300 chickens from Hon Alibaawo in her campaign to improve the livelihood of women in Iganga district. Each group was given 50 chicken as start-up capital in their journey to prosperity. Read what some leaders said; Ms Naigambi Lydia from Nawandala Trading Centre says, “They solicited money from us through opening bank accounts and depositing Shs80,000. They also asked for land titles and land agreements from us yet we don’t have such things. I was informed that I needed to have a business with a capital of Shs4m yet my capital was very small.” The chairperson Kisoboka Saving Group in Nawandala Ms. Nakagolo Faith said they were not able to join the program. This is given the many conditions attached. She also asked their woman MP to raise their concerns to the relevant offices. The MP condemned the mode of implementation of the program. She cited that it has turned to benefit the well-off class of women other than the intended group. She further asked the government to intervene saying the current strings attached to the programme are very tight to accommodate a common woman. GROW project is a Government of Uganda initiative that arose out of the need to respond to the needs of women entrepreneurs. This is especially those who want to grow their businesses, sustain their self-employment and create more jobs. Check Also; Iganga District NRM Leaders Urge Museveni To Fulfill Election Promises Of 2021 International Women's Day: Celebrating Progress Towards Equality](https://i0.wp.com/newslexpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Iganga-women-decry-tough-terms-to-access-GROW-funds-e1731738339732.jpg?resize=300%2C160&ssl=1)
