Daily Monitor
Wednesday January 13 2021
Government is encouraging farmers to use modern irrigation as a solution to changing weather patterns. PHOTO/FILE.
Summary
The project was initiated in the early 1940s but failed to take off due to inadequate funding from the government.
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Government has handed over a multi-billion irrigation scheme to farmers in Lira District.
The Shs47b Olweny Irrigation Scheme was on Tuesday handed over to more than 15,00 beneficiary farm families in the three sub-counties of Barr, Agali and Itek.
The project was initiated in the early 1940s but failed to take off due to inadequate funding from the government.