Ministry of Agriculture Partners with Itracom Fertilizer to Make Organic Fertilizers- Prime Minister

Report by Kizindo Lule

Kampala-Uganda

The Prime Minister of Uganda Rt Hon Robinah Nabbanja has presided over a signing ceremony of a landmark agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture and Itracom Fertilizers-Uganda SMC Limited for the establishment of an organic fertilizer factory in Kampiringisa in Mpigi with the capacity to produce 250,000 metric tons of fertilizer per year.

The signing that was held Thursday 21.August.25 at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala was witnessed by Permanent Secretaries and other Government Officials.

According to Premier, this partnership was made possible through the guidance of H.E President Kaguta Museveni to supplement other efforts aimed at increasing agricultural productivity for our farmers.

“With this factory in place, Uganda will join other countries in the region, like Burundi and Tanzania, in large-scale production of organic fertilizers from cow dung and additional essential minerals” she said.

Nabbanja added that, “fertilizers compliant with our soils mostly in terms of quality have been a challenge”.