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Wilson Sserunjogi, the VODP Focal Person in Buvuma District notes that they have started setting up a nursery bed and expect to be ready by March next year. He says they intend to start with about 36, 000 seedlings from Benin to benefit the out growers.
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The Vegetable Oil Development Project-VODP has started
clearing ground in Buvuma district to set up palm tree nursery beds in preparations
to kick start the long awaited palm oil growing project.
The nursery bed will
occupy about 3 acres of land at Buwangwe local
council-LCI in Busamuzi Sub County. VODP introduced the palm oil growing project in Buvuma district in
2008.
However, the project dragged on
because of various challenges including the tedious land acquisition process
and delayed compensation of the project affected persons.
The
project will operate on 10,000 hectares, 6500 of which will be used by Oil Palm
Uganda Ltd-OPUL, a subsidiary of Bidco Uganda that manages palm oil plantations
at Kalangala District.
The remaining 3500 hectares will be utilized by out
growers.
Wilson Sserunjogi, the VODP Focal Person in Buvuma District notes
that they have started setting up a nursery bed and expect to be ready by March
next year.
He says they intend to start
with about 36, 000 seedlings from Benin to benefit the out growers.
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Gerald Esau, the VODP Buvuma District
Coordinator, says the scheme has started without out growers unlike in other
districts were oil palm growing has been embraced.
He notes that in Buvuma they
have had a challenge of convincing land lords to offer land for the project to
commence at once.
He
however notes that they have almost achieved 95 percent of land acquisition and
are yet to invite OPUL to take it over.
“We have now covered almost
all the project affected persons-PAP, and this means that we have secured the
largest part of land, over 8, 000 out growers have registered and prepared to
start growing palm oil,” Esau reveals.
Aggrey Wakasi, a resident of Kasansa registered as an out
grower is currently waiting for training how to care for the young plantation.
“I
was not ready to sell my two acres of land but I was interested in growing the
plant though my hope had deteriorated but now with the nursery bed developments
my hope is restored,” Wakasi says.
