By URN<\/p>\n
Youth unemployment, poverty, and food insecurity remain pressing challenges in Bunyoro, where many young people rely on small-scale subsistence farming, limiting opportunities for income and economic growth.<\/p>\n
To address this, experts are urging youth to shift from traditional farming to intensive agriculture and agribusiness, seen as a pathway to prosperity and self-reliance.<\/p>\n
Fred Byamukama, the State Minister for Transport, emphasized that the shift aims to transform farming from a low-value, manual job into a profitable venture.<\/p>\n
\u201cUganda cannot achieve socio-economic transformation while most citizens remain stuck in subsistence farming,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Speaking to over 100 youth from Kikuube district who visited his demonstration farm in Kikwaya village, Kakumiro, on Tuesday, Byamukama encouraged them to adopt his four-acre model, which dedicates one acre to coffee, another to fruit trees, a third to staple crops, and the fourth to pasture for livestock.<\/p>\n
He explained that the model also allows for poultry, piggery, and fish farming, which can quickly boost household incomes and create sustainable livelihoods.<\/p>\n
Byamukama urged youth to become job creators through commercial agriculture rather than waiting for government jobs.<\/p>\n
Nicholas Mwesigwa, Kikuube district NRM Youth League Chairperson, said the visit will inspire many to venture into commercial agriculture.<\/p>\n
Sarah Ninsiima, a youth leader from Kabwoya Sub-County, said she plans to apply the skills acquired from the visit to boost household income.<\/p>\n
Byamukama\u2019s four-acre model farm, established in 2021, integrates poultry, piggery, zero-grazing dairy, coffee, bananas, and pineapples.<\/p>\n
Officials and youth leaders hope that wider adoption of such models will transform Bunyoro\u2019s agricultural landscape, create jobs, raise incomes, and improve food security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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