Farm Clinic thrills, enlightens hundreds in Bunyoro

Hundreds of farmers from all walks of life - young, youth and old - braved the scorching morning sunshine on Saturday to attend the first ever Monitor Farm Clinic session at BulindiZARDI-Hoima.

The eight tents were almost full by 10am with the over 20 agribusiness exhibitors showing a glimpse of what was to come - hands on learning.
BulindiZARDI director, Dr Sylvester Baguma then let the cat out of the bag; 600 agribusiness job opportunities from the booming oil sector await farmers in the Albertine region and the Farm Clinic just arrived in time to awaken them.
"The oil sector in Bunyoro has 600 supply opportunities but so far we have managed to have only 19.

"The Farm Clinic has come to awaken farmers to go back to the gardens and grow food, rare pigs and fish to meet the demands," he said.
Baguma warned that if Bunyoro sit back, other active regions may seize the once in a lifetime opportunity they have got from CNOOC.
"You have to be a competitive agribusiness society so that we can achieve inclusive growth. I urge you to put what you have learned into practice and you will never regret," he added.

Director General National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Dr Ambrose Agona stressed the importance of farmers taking interest in enhancing their knowledge rather than practising without information.
Sponsors Bank of Uganda and CNOOC educated the farmers on how to access their agricultural initiatives.

The Bunyoro farm clinic took learning a notch higher by registering a high number of eager-to-learn primary and secondary students- which lends credence to the government bid of having a fully sustainable agriculture sector by 2040.
"I have been hearing most of the farming training sessions taking place in Kawanda. I'm happy that I'm finally attending one in Hoima," said Imelda Kahuma, a student at Sir Tito Winyi SSS. The tenth farm clinic had over 500 participants.

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