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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao has urged young innovators to embrace available local products and continuously improve.<\/b><\/p>\n

Speaking to the media during the launch of the 5th trends expo and business trendsetters\u2019 forum, Mr Mao said despite the various natural materials available there are few innovators, forcing the country to import products from abroad.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have realised that Ugandans are capable of producing locally made drugs which can cure people at a low cost and being under developed country we need to prevent illness without paying huge sums of money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that using locally made medicines is better for the many Ugandans who cannot afford expensive treatments.<\/p>\n

\u201cUganda should desist from using pre-fabricated policies because a policy must organically grow from the real conditions in Uganda. We must respond to issues that are based on our local understanding,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also noted that whereas Ugandans still import fertilisers for farming, the country has products that can be used as raw materials to make fertilisers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBanana stems can be squeezed and the juice from the stems get fermented and become actually organic fertilisers. Locally made products are cheap and can do better than the imported products,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Mao said every country that has ever developed began with what they have and then looked for what they do not have.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe days of trial and error have come to an end. We need to grow our policies organically based on our own understanding of our real situation. This will also cater for low income earners because the products will be cheap and affordable,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

\u201cSince the innovators are available we need incubators and the deliberate process of empowering people with money but also ensuring that we have successful people who are mentoring them and examine all through to have a good production,” he said adding that;<\/p>\n

\u201cIt not enough to give people money without mentoring them. We must also hold their hands and walk with them until they can fly. Most people do not like risks yet good things come with risks and without mentors majority will remain idle yet they have talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Yvonne Mpanga, the Founder of Business Trendsetter\u2019s Forum said Ugandans should utilise every investment opportunity as a source of knowledge for future businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must consciously and deliberately create ideas bigger than us while using our eyes as projector. Our role is to figure out how Artificial Intelligence will help make innovations happen, walk through it and deal with and use it,\u201d she said<\/p>\n

She also added that after 61 years after independence, Uganda should not be importing experts to guide us on how to rear chicken and grow hybrid cotton.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Business trend setters forum aim at identifying young innovators which can help the nation to improve our local products and benefit Ugandans,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao has urged young innovators to embrace available local products and continuously improve. 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