RUBIRIZI: Banana farmers tipped on modern farming

RUBIRIZI – Farmers have been advised to grow modified species of banana in order to increase on production and income levels in their community.

This message was sounded by Jimmy Muhebwa Muhoozi, Executive Director Conservation and Partnership for Nature Uganda during a four days training of the new recruited banana farmers from the Corubration Forest Management (CFM) groups. Atleast 2,620 farmers neighbouring Kasyoha-Kitomi forest reserve benefited from the training.

Jimmy Muhebwa says farmers should adopt to new methods of farming in order to reap big from their bananas, increase food security and earn much from the plant.

Mr Mugabe Robert, the chairperson Butoha Tukwatanise Turinde Ebyobuhangwa Association (BUTEA) says the training was much helpful and challenged beneficaries to extent the knowledge they acquired to other farmers so that they all get solutions for banana problems.

Some of the banana farmers who benefited from the training including Ahimbisibwe Claire and Kyobutungi Claire thanked Nature Uganda for promoting smart climate agriculture since this will help them to practice farming without destroying the environment.

Nature Uganda is the oldest conservation in East Africa that was set up in 1909 as a scientific organization with primary aim of documenting the diversity of wild-life in the region while its mission is to promote the understanding, appreciation and conservation of nature.

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