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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 74376, member: 636"] Museveni hit up Ibanda District and promised coffee growers a processing plant that would help them make more cash through value addition. The president was stumping for votes at Kagongo Demonstration School while touring the Ankole region, telling farmers the government would keep handing out free seedlings from state nurseries and his personal stash at Kisozi. Local officials said the district grows over 28,000 acres of coffee that brings in around 178 billion shillings annually, but people need better drying and hulling gear at parish level. One farmer testified he pulls over 40 million shillings per season from his eight-acre plot, which backs up the president's claim that coffee exports hit two billion dollars yearly for Uganda. The rally drew massive NRM support in a district that gave Museveni nearly 78,000 votes last election cycle, with voter registration jumping by over 13,000 ahead of 2026. [/QUOTE]