The National Oil Seed Project, a Ugandan farming project, wants to help farmers grow more sunflowers, groundnuts, sesame, and soya beans. This project works in 81 places across Uganda. But after four years, many things have gone wrong.
The project's leaders tried to spend 47.5 billion shillings to hire farmers' helpers, but someone stopped this money from being used. Most farmers cannot find good seeds to plant, and only soya bean farmers receive the right seeds.
The project often brings farming supplies late. Farmers need things 30 days before they plant, but these items arrive 30 to 60 days later, causing farmers to miss the best time to plant.
Not many shops sell the special seeds farmers need. The project did not teach farmers about smart ways to grow plants when the weather changes. Bugs attacked soya bean plants, and nobody helped the farmers fix this problem.
The project leaders planned to buy ten important things, such as weather stations and cars. They had 11.3 billion shillings ready but did not buy anything. These things would help track the project's progress.
All these problems make people worry. The farming project might need more time and money to finish. Leaders must change how they run things. This will prevent farmers from losing money and ensure the project helps Uganda grow more oil seeds.
The project's leaders tried to spend 47.5 billion shillings to hire farmers' helpers, but someone stopped this money from being used. Most farmers cannot find good seeds to plant, and only soya bean farmers receive the right seeds.
The project often brings farming supplies late. Farmers need things 30 days before they plant, but these items arrive 30 to 60 days later, causing farmers to miss the best time to plant.
Not many shops sell the special seeds farmers need. The project did not teach farmers about smart ways to grow plants when the weather changes. Bugs attacked soya bean plants, and nobody helped the farmers fix this problem.
The project leaders planned to buy ten important things, such as weather stations and cars. They had 11.3 billion shillings ready but did not buy anything. These things would help track the project's progress.
All these problems make people worry. The farming project might need more time and money to finish. Leaders must change how they run things. This will prevent farmers from losing money and ensure the project helps Uganda grow more oil seeds.
