The one week National Stakeholder Engagement Workshop for Uganda Climate-Smart Agricultural Transformation Project has been successfully concluded at the Commonwealth Resort Hotel in Munyonyo.
The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries was represented by the Commissioner for animal health, Dr. Anna Rose Ademun, who encouraged participants to always correct and advise each other whenever there is a mistake done to ensure better implementation of project.
“We have this funding with us all, don’t leave it to only us as Ministry of Agriculture, we are all on the same table”. She said.
She thanked World Bank for the unwavering support to the Ministry of Agriculture, whenever it requires assistance and also commended government for supporting the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries in securing this funding from the World Bank.
Meanwhile, the Project Coordinator, Eng. Boniface Okanya on behalf of the Permanent Secretary thanked the participants for sparing time to attend and listen carefully to all the presentations made during this workshop.
“The Permanent Secretary has been following whatever we discussed here online, he says since it is the first project to attract all this funding from the World Bank, we should take it very serious and take keen interest in promoting all the selected value chains”. He said.
Pushina Kunda Ng’andwe a representative of the World Bank Congratulated members for successfully concluding the workshop and pledged to continue interacting with stakeholders at the District level for better implementation of the project.
She said the Bank wants to see people on ground serving the intended beneficiaries.
“We want to see results on the ground and I am ready to go down on the ground to see a successful implementation of this project”. She said.
The engagement attracted RDCs, District Chairpersons, Chief Administrative Officers and District Production Officers from 69 Districts of the project area.
Presentations on commodity value chains that include; Livestock, Fisheries, Beneficial insects and Crops were made by value chain leaders.
Other presentations included; Mechanization and Infrastructure Support, Monitoring and Evaluation, Agricultural Insurance, Research, Finance, Procurement and Refugees and host communities.
