While flagging off the construction of Andibo Valley Dam in Pakwach, Nebbi district Museveni cautioned people from the West Nile Sub-Region against sticking to old farming methods which are not economically productive and the bad practice of land fragmentation.

“The problem is that some people get stuck to traditional farming. In modern times, traditional agriculture is a recipe for poverty.”

Museveni advised that other than partitioning the land which they inherit from their fore fathers, the people should instead use the land collectively and share the proceeds of what they will have gained from using the land collectively.

Museveni urged the people whose land is heavily fragmented, to adopt intensive modern farming that can generate good income for their homes.

The President illustrated the beauty in modern farming by using the example of a family which chooses to plant oranges on one acre of land and can fetch Shs.6million in a year for its household income as opposed to the one that opts to plant tobacco by which a farmer can only earn a gross income of Shs.1.2 million.

“Add to that the production costs and the farmer is left with only Shs.400,000/= annually.” Museveni explained

The President also advised the  people with small land holdings to use their land creatively.

“For example if a farmer has three acres, they can grow fruits on one acre, food crops on another and pasture on the third acre for zero gazing. They could even use the backyard to keep poultry for eggs and for non-Muslims pigs and those near lakes or swamps, they can open up fish ponds.” Museveni Advised

He told the audience that with such a package of activities, a homestead can realize about Shs.50 million Uganda Shillings per year from farming.

The Shs.11.7 billion Dam that Museveni was commissioning will, on completion, be used for irrigating over 400 hectares of land in the area and will also benefit farmers in the 7 sub-counties in Nebbi district.

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Kampala former Mayor, Hajji Nasser Sebaggala has revealed that president Museveni used him to fight DP promising to make him great in the country’s politics.

In a shocking revelation to his supporters on Saturday at his Bugolobi home, Sebaggala said he was not happy with president Museveni. “He used me to fight DP and later wooed me out of DP promising to make me a minister but instead used parliament to block my appointment,” one of his supporters who attended the meeting quoted him as saying.

Sebaggala has started saying that president Museveni is a traitor. He says that the president can give you something with the right hand and takes it away with the left hand. Sebaggala likens Museveni with the former DP President John Sebaana Kizito. Sebaggala says Sebaana persuaded him to pull out of the 2006 presidential race promising to support him for mayorship but instead supported his rival, Hajji Takuba Kibirige. Fortunately Sebaggala won the race.

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ICC chief prosecutor Moreno Ocampo

The Uganda President speaking at the ICC Review Conference opened in Munyonyo Kampala on Monday told delegates that African leaders are the main beneficiaries of the ICC and therefore should embrace it.

The conference which attracted over 15,000 delegates from all parts of the world will run up to June 11, 2010.

Some of the delegates attending the ICC Kampala meeting are the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, the former UN secretary General, Kofi Anan among others.

Museveni also condemned the acts of terrorism, tribalism and genocide.

The president further says his government is after peace, security, good governance and Prosperity for All among others.

By Zacharia Tiberindwa

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