Daily Monitor
Tuesday May 11 2021
The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Vincent Ssempijja (left), accompanied by other leaders, visit the cassava project site in Kibuku District last year. PHOTO/MUDANGHA KOLYANGHA
Summary
The project, which was meant to start early last year, is being funded by Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) and implemented by Fresh Horizons Ltd to promote food security through sustainable cassava production.
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The establishment of a Shs47b cassava-sorghum industrial project in Kibuku District has stalled over lack of funds, Daily Monitor has learnt.
The farmers, who were set to benefit from the multi-billion project, which was expected to add value to cassava and sorghum, may have to wait longer after government reportedly failed to release the funds.