Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Minister Frank Tumwebaze, has proposed the introduction of Hass avocado in Busoga to complement sugarcane growing. Hass avocado, a commercially popular and nutritious fruit is part of the 19 crops that the ministry is promoting under the Agricultural Value Chain Development Strategy. The other crops include cashew nuts, banana, cassava, beans, fish, cocoa, cotton and coffee among others. Tumwebaze and the Minister of State for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa, were on Wednesday, 19 January 2022 appearing before the Committee on Agriculture, to defend their National Budget Framework Paper for the Financial Year 2022/23. The sector has…
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