Daily Monitor
Tuesday May 04 2021
President Museveni commissioned the fruit factory alongside a hospital and technical institute during campaigns ahead of the January 14 polls. PHOTO/KELVIN ATUHAIRE
Summary
Farmers are throwing away the rotten stock. However, some have resorted to selling the excess mangoes to local markets.
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Yumbe mango factory is yet to operate four months after its commissioning. The factory was commissioned by President Museveni on January 9.
With the bumper harvest for mangoes, the delay to operationalise has affected farmers, who cannot sell their surplus produce
Speaking to
Daily Monitor in an interview last Friday, Mr Alli Dudu, a farmer in Lodonga Sub-county, said farmers are throwing away the rotten stock.