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Ivan Okello, Mefai’s lab technician demonstrating soil PH testing and explaining the
implications of the results during training in Kabembe village, Mukono district.

Suppliers based in Mukono to supply agrochemicals and an International NGO, Integrated Seed Sector
and 600 bags of fertilizer have already been ordered. Development.
The input shop is owned by an agriculture officer of • Through demo plots and showcasing, Mefai has
Mukono district local government.
received fertilizer orders for 500 bags from organized
• Built trust with the District Production Office, which farmers in Mukono.
has since requested Mefai Agro-Inputs to always train
farmers on appropriate fertilizer use before farmers
receive planting materials supplied by government Impact
under the Operation Wealth Creation Program (OWC). The demo plots indicated that fertilizer use increases crop
• Mefai’s technical manager has already been invited productivity and improves quality aspects of produce
to train farmers on two occasions by the district such as shelf life and colour formation. The most significant

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