 Tuesday, August 4, 2009  On
July 20th, International Netherlands Development Agency signed a
memorandum of understanding with Kyembogo Farmers Association to
provide capacity development to KYEFA members. This
agency will engage farmers in a process of developing a pineapple
industry destined for local markets. The farmers will collaborate on
collective decision making and along with the Netherlands group will
address the barriers that so far have inhibited development. The
cultivation and marketing of pineapples has been identified as one of
the key smallholder agricultural activities with the potential to
significantly raise household levels. Besides the high value of
pineapples as a commodity, the climactic conditions are generally
suitable for their production. The agency and KYEFA agreed to collaborate as partners for a period of two years. |
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