Museveni calls for calculative farming to avert escalating poverty in Kigezi

Rukungiri: The president of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked the people of Kigezi sub region to adopt farming with calculation if they are to get out of poverty.

The president made the call on Thursday, Febuary 13, 2025 while addressing Kigezi leaders at Rukungiri main stadium.

Museveni is in Kigezi sub-region for a three-day tour focusing on assessing the impact of the Parish Development Model (PDM) and encouraging wealth creation among rural farmers.

The president’s call came after leaders in Kigezi revealed that poverty in this sub region is increasing at a scaring rate.

A memorandum read by the Minister of Security retired Major General Jim Muhwezi Katugugu on behalf of his fellow leaders revealed that poverty in Kigezi sub-region increased from 13.3 percent in 2016 to 27.3 percent in 2020.

Leaders attribute the increasing poverty to land fragmentation and low soil productivity levels.

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The vice president Jessica Alupo asked leaders to use the prevailing peace to rally the public to participate in government programs such that poverty can be defeated at the household level.

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While providing a solution to the looming poverty in the sub-region, president Museveni emphasized adoption of calculation based agriculture which he hinged to the four acre model plan.

He said while other services might be important, increasing household income must be prioritized without hesitation.

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The president today is in Kabale to commission the Kigezi Zonal Presidential Industrial Hub in Kamuganguzi, a State House skilling facility and three roads in Kabale Municipality. The President will conclude his tour with a public rally at Rushebeya Playground in Rwamucuucu Sub-county, Rukiga District.