UPPC Chief Executive Officer Sudi Nangoli stated that the stakeholders' engagement aimed to build trust and loyalty for ongoing long-term relationships, integrating stakeholders into the product development process. He reported an increase in customer satisfaction rates to 80 percent, attributed to the introduction of digital machinery.
Over the past three years, banana farmers in the districts of Nebbi, Arua, Zombo, Maracha, Terego and Arua City have been battling with the disease, which causes severe stunting and bunching of banana leaves and complete loss of fruit production especially in the second season of production.
The fire, which started at around 1:00 am on Friday morning, reportedly started from a cooking stove before spreading to other shops. Preliminary reports suggest that a shop attendant, who was cooking at night, left a charcoal stove unattended after falling asleep, which sparked the fire.
The President condemned some media houses for distorting facts and creating harmful narratives, highlighting an incident in 1989 to illustrate his point. At that time, he was working to commercialese milk production in the cattle corridor. He noted that the move aimed to integrate traditional pastoralists into the money economy by promoting milk production.
