{"id":56287,"date":"2023-09-29T12:46:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T12:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/government-releases-ugx-200-billion-for-agricultural-credit-facility-to-empower-farmers"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:14:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:14:25","slug":"government-releases-ugx-200-billion-for-agricultural-credit-facility-to-empower-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/government-releases-ugx-200-billion-for-agricultural-credit-facility-to-empower-farmers","title":{"rendered":"Government releases UGX 200 billion for Agricultural Credit Facility to empower farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>So far, the government has released approximately UGX 200 billion towards the Agriculture Credit Facility, established in 2009 to empower farmers. Organized groups of farmers can access the 800 billion shilling fund through 24 accredited commercial banks, offering short-, mid-, and long-term loans as part of this agricultural support scheme. 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So far, the government has released approximately UGX 200 billion towards the Agriculture Credit Facility, established in 2009 to empower farmers. Organized groups of farmers can access the 800 billion shilling fund through 24 accredited commercial banks, offering short-, mid-, and long-term loans as part of this agricultural support scheme. 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