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“Yara has been selling quality fertilizers for a long time
but have never before provided such a donation. This
is indeed a blessing to us as farmers. This donation will
increase our yields and will also increase member loyalty
within the cooperative,” says Nasan Kabasa, technical
manager of Idhatuje Farm Agency.
“Through a government program, Operation Wealth
Creation, we have been given maize seeds to allocate to
farmers in the Luuka District and AFAP has also lobbied Idhatujje Farm Agency Ltd (AFAP-supported hub agrodealer) launching
for us to get fertilizers. We cannot thank Yara and Action Africa fertilizer distribution in Namutumba District
AFAP enough! As a district we have just been talking
about fertilizers but we never have a budget for it, and
Operation Wealth Creation only gives seed. This fertilizer
will surely increase production and productivity at
a smallholder level, thus increasing farmer incomes,”
explains Mukasa Charles, the district production and
marketing officer of Luuka District.
“I know the value of fertilizers because I have been using
them. However, because of COVID-19, I did not have
enough funds to allocate to fertilizers although I have Joel Kakaire (AFAP country manager) addresses guests at an Action Africa
already planted maize. AFAP and Yara have resurrected launch in Vumba, Zirobwe District
my fields! As I speak, I have top-dressed the maize when
it only had six leaves; the maize has grown very well and
I hope to reap an abundant crop,” says Kasadha Thomas,
a farmer in Mutuma Farmers’ Support Scheme in Iganga.
“This is a real market trigger that AFAP and Yara
has brought to our farming communities. As a hub
agrodealer, I will leverage on these farmer groups for
more sales in the coming seasons because I know
what Yara fertilizers can do in terms of increasing yields,”
says Apollo Bubolo, director of Appo Farmers Centre in
Iganga.
One of the farmer’s gardens where Yara cereal fertilizers were
applied in the Kyazanga Farmers’ Cooperative in Lwengo District 211
