President Museveni Pledges Shs300 Billion to Boost Tea Farming, Urges Smallholders to Consider Land Use

President Museveni Pledges Shs300 Billion to Boost Tea Farming, Urges Smallholders to Consider Land Use

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has outlined a comprehensive plan to support Uganda’s tea sector, emphasizing the importance of strategic land use for small-scale farmers. In a message shared on social media, President Museveni advised small landowners to carefully evaluate participation in crops like tea, cotton, maize, and sugarcane, noting that these require significant land and resources to be profitable. He highlighted that small-scale far…

President Museveni Advises Small Farmers on Tea Farming, Announces 300 Billion Shilling Support Package

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has issued guidance to small-scale farmers on tea cultivation, cautioning that crops such as tea, cotton, maize, and sugarcane require substantial land and resources to be profitable. He urged farmers to carefully evaluate land use before venturing into these commercial crops. The President made the remarks following discussions with tea growers in Bushenyi, where he suggested that farmers explore shifting from e…