MUSEVENI URGES SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN TOORO TO DIVERSIFY

President Museveni has urged small-scale farmers in Tooro region to diversify to other high value crops that guarantee significant returns in investment rather than over-relying on tea growing. While addressing the Public at the International Labor Day celebrations in Fort-Portal city, Museveni listed crops that have high demand locally and globally and also pointed out some of the reasons why the demand for Tea leaves on the global market is declining.