Getting the most out of current agricultural techniques floods Kiruhura with milk
Kiruhura district in Uganda is getting the most out of current agricultural techniques. Rushere trading center in Kiruhura district is a humble town developing at its own pace but standing apart from other villages because of its value for milk. According to the LC5 chairman, Phillip Kamugungunu, milk and meat are the district major income. Most of the farmers here have adopted modern cattle farming and have improved on milk production. With their types of cattle commonly known as Ankole cattle one of Uganda’s tour blessings, Kiruhura district alone produces 100,000 liters of milk a day selling to the neighboring districts and the capital city of Uganda Kampala.
With the help of the National Agricultural Advisory services, some of the farmers in the area acquired donkeys for transporting the milk to the potential buyers.
Recently, the Vice president, Prof Gilbert Bukenya was in kiruhura district on a fact-finding mission concerning the launch Bona Bagagawale programme. Speaking to Ankole, Dairy products, Kazo Dairy farmers cooperative society and women groups, he said his visit was meant to assess how families earn a living and also identify successful families to use as examples to help the rest of the country fight poverty. Bukenya will carry out similar visit to rural households in other districts.
Ankole cattle are one of the potential tourists attraction in Uganda that only needs to packaged properly to boost Uganda safaris and tours.