BUHWEJU,UGANDA – Tea farmers in Buhweju District are set to receive 17,200 bags of 50kg government fertilizer to address declining soil fertility and low yields.
Buhweju Woman MP, Hon. Nnamara Annet Oyes Byamukama, announced the allocation, saying it follows sustained advocacy and a Presidential directive issued in early September 2026. The distribution will be led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF).
The intervention is part of government’s programme to transform agriculture from subsistence to commercial production by improving access to critical farm inputs. Tea and coffee are listed among Uganda’s priority commodities.
Buhweju is among the leading beneficiaries in the current allocation, alongside Kyenjojo with 17,050 bags, Bushenyi with 17,000, Kabarole with 15,000 and Kanungu with 10,000 bags.
Hon. Byamukama attributed the development to engagement with President Yoweri Museveni, MAAIF and stakeholders including Buhweju Community Transformation Initiative (BCTI), UTDAL and UTOA. She said the BCTI Tea Revamping Strategy presented to the President in November 2025 is part of efforts to revive the sector.
Authorities say the fertilizer will be 100 percent free to targeted smallholder tea farmers. Farmers have been cautioned not to pay any registration or facilitation fees. The bags will be marked “Government of Uganda – Not for Sale.”
Farmers have been urged to report anyone demanding money to district officials, the RDC, CAO or MAAIF, and to guard against diversion and resale.
Registration and verification will prioritize smallholders and will be coordinated through parish chiefs, LC1 chairpersons, sub-county extension officers and district authorities. Farmers are advised to ensure accurate recording of names, NINs, villages and tea acreage.
Hon. Byamukama urged beneficiaries to prepare gardens through weeding and pruning and to attend demonstrations to ensure proper application.
She added that the national programme also includes 142,387 bags for coffee farmers, with Buhweju’s specific coffee allocation still being clarified.
