{"id":121505,"date":"2026-04-03T11:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tumwebaze-targets-irrigation-and-mechanization-boost"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:22:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:22:53","slug":"tumwebaze-targets-irrigation-and-mechanization-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/tumwebaze-targets-irrigation-and-mechanization-boost","title":{"rendered":"Tumwebaze Targets Irrigation and Mechanization Boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong> <\/span><b>The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze has said Uganda is strengthening its partnership with the World Bank to boost agricultural productivity through investment in irrigation, mechanisation and private sector-led farming.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tumwebaze made the remarks after a meeting with a World Bank delegation led by East Africa Division Director Qimiao Fan, where both sides reviewed ongoing projects and discussed new interventions under the AgriConnect framework.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a very productive engagement with the World Bank team&#8230; we reviewed the performance of the current portfolio of World Bank-funded projects in the sector and the prospective projects to come under the AgriConnect framework,\u201d Tumwebaze said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the discussions focused on improving the impact of existing programmes while aligning future investments to address key bottlenecks in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thanked the World Bank Group for now focusing on supporting enablers of precision farming like appropriate irrigation and mechanisation technologies,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also emphasized the importance of private sector participation in driving agricultural transformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupport to private sector players, especially large-scale commercial farming, and other interventions aimed at increasing production and productivity is critical,\u201d Tumwebaze said.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say the renewed focus on modern farming technologies and commercial agriculture is expected to increase output, strengthen value chains and improve farmers\u2019 incomes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Uganda<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze has said Uganda is strengthening its partnership with the World Bank to boost agricultural productivity through investment in irrigation, mechanisation and private sector-led farming. 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