Organic Training in Uganda

"Joshua Byamukama, a farmer in Kyenjojo district, has had his farming skills boosted with the help of a non-governmental organisation, Kulika Charitable Trust Uganda. "I have been able to grow a variety of improved fruits and vegetables with the skills I acquired and this has boosted my income," said Byamukama.

Kulika has set up a sh800 million agricultural training institute at Lutisi, 37km on the Kampala-Hoima highway. The centre will train farmers in sustainable agriculture and farmer-to-farmer extension work.

Kulika chief executive officer, Elijah Kyamuwendo, said the centre, with residential facilities and a demonstration farm, will train farmers in organic agriculture. "We have trained over 2,000 farmers since 1993, 243 of these as key farmer trainers countrywide," he said."

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