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Farmers Seek Single Africa Market

by Wangah Wanyama
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By Jovita Mirembe

Many farmers have failed to sell their produce to various markets in and outside Uganda  due to the bad road structures  and  trade  barriers.

The  bad roads and trade barriers have  brought about a set back in  the agricultural business sector,  the president of the Uganda Institute of professional Engineers(UIPE) has said.

Eng. Andrew Muhwezi said that  as a country we should interlink the road sector for both  the main and feeder roads  in a single continental  market of Africa  of  Agricultural produce  to serve a population  of over  1.4 billion.

He was addressing a press conference at the Institute’s offices  in Kyambogo 22 June.

‘ Uganda’s  economy is basically agricultural, accounting for about 27% of the GDP and employing over 80% of the labour force.

Eng. Dr. Fedrick  Tusubira  the patron of UIPE  said that  Ugandan  Engineers

Most of our  Agricultural produce rots before it is sold   because of the bad  roads which hinder travel to markets where they can be sold  hence reducing on the income of the farmers and  the country at large’ Muhwezi said.

He said that  to this cause  the Uganda Institute  of Professional Engineer (UIPE) is organizing  the 26th    National Technology  conference and Exhibition(NTCE)  to provide space  where key  stake holders with in the engineering  fraternity gather to share engineering knowledge, innovations, experiences, research findings, interrogate science, cutting edge technologies and approaches among other pertinent issues.

He said that the  conference  under the theme  tapping engineering  opportunities  for accelerated African  Continental  free trade Area (AfCFTA)  is expected to  attract over 5000 guests who include engineers, business people and researchers from all over Africa  in August  between 17-18  at Hotel Africana.

Eng. Dr. Fedrick  Tusubira  the patron of UIPE  said that  Ugandan  Engineers  have a responsibility to see how they can involve themselves with engineers from other African countries   in constructing good quality roads  which will bring about a good efficient road net work that can help in the  urgent   delivery of  Agro processing  systems in  Uganda  and Africa as a whole.

‘’In Africa we need to open up boundaries  so that we can develop rapidly. However  we should first check  on the quality of the food stuffs and manufactured goods before the are exported whether they  satisfy the ISO Certification.

Other continents like the Europe have  already done  boundary openings in  trade links which has helped the countries in those continents to develop at a high speed’ Tusubira said.

Eng Dr. Florence Kiyimba Lubwama  chairperson organizing  committee of the conference at the same occasion said that engineering students  have just graduated in the engineering field r will be involved in the conference to show case thier innovations in the engineering sector which will help in establishing  new technologies.        

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