{"id":71933,"date":"2024-04-24T18:34:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T18:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=71933"},"modified":"2024-04-24T18:01:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T18:01:04","slug":"president-japanese-investor-discuss-fertiliser-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/president-japanese-investor-discuss-fertiliser-deal","title":{"rendered":"President, Japanese investor discuss fertiliser deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span><b>President Museveni yesterday held discussions with Prof Kim Yong Myong, an investor from Japan, at State House Entebbe.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Prof Myong is the owner of Ac-Planta, a company interested in introducing acetic acid fertilisers in Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>The company is based in Tokyo Japan and produces acetic acid fertilisers through skeepon technology, a product that promotes high yields in plants and also helps them in resisting diseases, as well as drought.<\/p>\n<p>President Museveni welcomed the investor to Uganda and pledged government\u2019s support towards the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe product is good. It changes the metabolism of the plant to be less wasteful and more resistant,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, Prof Myong expressed gratitude to President Museveni for hosting him and assured him that his company is ready to set up a factory in Uganda to produce the fertilisers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the raw materials required to make our products are here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Godfrey Asea, the director of National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI), informed the President that acetic acid is a key input that increases plant vigour, reduces plant diseases and keeps away pests, increases crop tolerance to drought and heat, therefore increasing productivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAcetic acid is the main substance which can be gotten from sugar canes, maize and cassava,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Asea further requested President Museveni\u2019s approval for Ac-Planta\u2019s partnership with National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) so that they could conduct a widespread demonstration and commercialisation of the product.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that the product will benefit farmers in drought-prone areas like the Karamoja Sub-region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fertiliser is to be registered with the Ministry of Agriculture as a product for mass production in partnership with Ac-Planta company of Japan and commercialised nationally, regionally and to Africa,\u201d he disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Myong was accompanied by one of Ac-Planta\u2019s directors, Mr Davis Ian Lawson. The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Mr Francis Mwebasa, and the Minister of State for Animal Industry, Mr Bright Rwamirama, among other officials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. President Museveni yesterday held discussions with Prof Kim Yong Myong, an investor from Japan, at State House Entebbe. Prof Myong is the owner of Ac-Planta, a company interested in introducing acetic acid fertilisers in Uganda. 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