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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The National Agriculture Research Organisation (Naro) has asked extension workers to increase farmers\u2019 uptake of new technologies to boost productivity.<\/p>\n

The Naro deputy director of general agriculture technology promotion, Dr Sadik Kassim, who was speaking at the celebrations held to mark the World Food Day at Kacwekano Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute at the weekend, said Naro makes research and generates seeds that are resistant to disease and climatic changes, but there is low uptake of the technologies.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter bridging the gap in production between research and the farmers, the biggest challenge is post-harvest handling. In all communities you go to, the facilities are not there. We need to work together with extension workers,\u201d Dr Kassim said.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cTo do our work very well, we must partner with district production officers and all extension workers.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The director of research at Kacwekano Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute that falls under Naro, Dr Alex Barekye, said they generate technologies to help farmers increase their productivity, fight hunger, famine, and poverty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rate of uptake of technologies with farmers is low and this affects their productivity. We need to support farmers in that area. We must work with extension workers to reach them,\u201d Dr Barekye said.<\/p>\n

The chairperson user committee at Naro, who also doubles as the director general of National Agriculture Advisory Services, Dr Samuel Mugasi, said: \u201cWe challenge extension workers to make sure that these technologies are taken out to the farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said despite the low uptake of the technologies, they face a challenge of limited funding, which has affected the performance of the organisation.<\/p>\n

\u201cFunding for Naro and research is a problem because we largely rely on donors. We are urging the government to increase funding for Naro. The government has also promised to increase salaries for scientists, but they should also increase the budget for research,\u201d Dr Mugasi said. He added: \u201cNaro receives about Shs100 billion from the government which is not enough compared to the amount of work being done. Naro has started its own programme called Naro Holdings, which will help generate its own income.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The head of World Food Programme (WFP) Southwest, Ms Emily Doe, said there is need to support local farmers in the food chain to improve the quality of produce.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal farmers are an important part of the food system. WFP now purchases 80 percent of its food locally. We have collaborated with our non-governmental organisation partners to strengthen the knowledge and skills of 25,500 smallholder farmers in post-harvest management, bulking and collective marketing,\u201d Ms Emily said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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