Gov’t urges farmers on improved value addition
Minister of Agriculture, Animal industry and fisheries Vincent Ssempijja has urged agricultural processors in the country to produce quality and safe products that can compete at the global level.
Minister Ssempijja said the rising population, urbanization and changes in trends of food consumption is creating opportunities for many products noting that the prevailing situation now requires enhancing advanced value addition to agricultural produce so as to take advantage of these emerging opportunities around the world.
The minister said this as he commissioned two factories processing bananas into wine and juice in Mbarara and Bushenyi district respectively.