Don’t dry produce on bare ground - minister
Tuesday March 16 2021
Men dry maize in Butebo Village, Pallisa District in 2014. Government has banned drying of agricultural produce on bare ground. PHOTO/ FILE
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Drying the harvests is a common practice among farmers and dealers.
Mr Vincent Ssempijja, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, said drying produce on bare ground predisposes produce to moulds and affects the quality.
“When the produce is placed on bare ground during open-sun drying, it causes contamination and this is the reason why the quality of our seeds like maize is doubted when we take them to other markets,” Mr Ssempijja said while launching the construction works for 17 coffee processing factories at Katwade Village, Masaka District at the weekend.