The seven-year project (2021-2027) is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government. It will provide beneficiary households with training and foundation oil seeds such as simsim, sunflower, groundnuts, and soybeans.
Both the grant element of new external borrowing and grant equivalent financing as a percentage of GDP are projected to fall as oil production commences in the medium term and the country progresses towards middle income status where it will have less access to concessional loans.
As the Managing Director of Polla Mixed Farm, Grace is passionate about coffee growing, which she has identified as her lead cash crop. She is optimistic that within the next five years, her 150-acre coffee plantation will generate nearly UGX 3 billion in revenue.
