Government through NAADS to set up Fruit Processing Facility in Greater Masaka Region
Fruits
Uganda
Published Oct 6, 2020
Tridge summary
Government through the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has commenced the process of establishing a fruit processing facility in Greater Masaka Region, an initiative to promote agro-industrialization. Since 2014, NAADS has supported the production of fruits mainly mangoes, pineapples, citrus and passion fruits in different regions across the country through the distribution of planting materials and value addition facilities.
Original content
The overall objective of the interventions is to commercialise the fruits sector by supporting increased production through the distribution of quality clean seedlings with high yields and that are tolerant to pests and diseases. Greater Masaka sub region has greatly benefitted from the support from NAADS with over 7 million pineapple suckers distributed to farmers since 2014 in the districts of Masaka, Kalangala, Lwengo, Kyotera, Kalungu and Rakai. NAADS has also distributed over 3 million mango seedlings and over 4 million citrus seedlings in the region. Many farmers mainly the youth have benefited from the distribution of passion fruit seedlings. The support from government has resulted in an increase in the acreage and production of fruits in the region. Following the increased production of fruits in the region, farmers are experiencing a challenge of fluctuating prices and limited access to markets for their fresh fruits. To address the above challenge, Government through ...
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