Production Department Vision

Improved farmer’s livelihoods through a profitable, competitive, sustainable and dynamic agriculture and agro-industrial sector

Production department Mission

Transform subsistence agriculture to commercial agriculture.

Objectives

1. Increase agricultural production and productivity;
2. Improve post-harvest handling and storage;

• Improve agro-processing and value addition;

1. Increase market access and competitiveness of agricultural products in domestic
2. and international markets;
3. Increase the mobilization and equitable access and utilization of agricultural

• Finance
• Strengthen the institutional coordination for improved service delivery.

Sectors under production

Production & Marketing department is composed of 4 sectors that include: Agriculture, Veterinary, Entomology, and Fisheries.

Service delivery indicators

1. of farmer organizations trained in proven technologies and practices
2. & types/nature of proven technologies promoted
3. of farmers trained in proven technologies and practices
4. of demonstrations established
5. of Households using improved technologies
6. value chain actors/supporters mapped & profiled.
7. of farmers and farmer organizations trained in agribusiness
8. of farmers transformed from subsistence economy to commercial level by parish
9. of trained input dealers in handling agro-inputs in the sub-county
10. of agro-inputs dealers adhering to required technical agro-inputs’ standards in the sub-county
11. of farmers or HH that received support from PDM Revolving Fund
12. of farmers or HH with the Water for Production facilities
13. of farmers or HH using the Water for Production facilities
14. of tractors fully functional
15. of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) functional
16. of Lead farmers actively operating in the Sub County
17. of field or farm visits made to HH (total)
18. of cases attended to by extension staff
19. of joint review meetings held or conducted
20. of regular surveillances of key pests and diseases undertaken

No. of datasets on seasonal data collected, analyses and disseminated.

Performance review Fy 2023/4

1. 3,955 household were visited and supported with extension services.
2. A farmer’s study tour to Rukingiri District under the UgFIT program was done.
3. Carried out food security and nutrition analysis under the support of World Food Program, FAO and world vision.
4. Planting materials were distributed to farmers in the Sub counties of Biguli and Kamwenge (Hass Avocadoes 2500 seedlings), 2300 Macademia seedlings were distributed to Town Councils of Kamwenge and Bigodi.
5. 50 boxes of Imidacroprid Pesticide for controlling coffee twig borer and other pests were received from UCDA and distributed to farmers in all Sub counties.
6. Three hundred twenty three trainings in Good Agronomic Practices were conducted.
7. 207 supervisory visits were conducted in all Lower Local Governments.
8. 171 Farmer organizations operating along the value chain were profiled and registered
9. Monitoring of farmers who installed UGFIT micro scale irrigation systems. During the visit, 6 farmers were visited and all there systems were functional. It was found that farmers had acquired knowledge on operation, and could practically demonstrate operations of the irrigation equipment to the monitoring team. The farmers who were visited include; Byarugaba Eris –Nkoma Katalyeba Town Council, Karimba Amoni Fred –Kahunge Sub County, Kabagambe Zari- Kahunge Sub County, Bilyomumisho Samuel – Bwizi sub county, Asiimwe Utida Kahunge sub county, Nkoba Jane –Kamwenge Town Council, Turyatemba Jack Kamwenge Sub county.
10. We conducted a field day in Kabambiro Sub county
11. 400 Litres of Dudu Cyper Pesticide and 50 tons of NPK maize blended fertilizer were received from IIRR and distributed to farmers in 7 sub counties of Bwizi, Biguli T/C, Kahunge Sub county, Kabambiro, Kamwenge Sub county, Kamwenge Town Council, and Nkoma Sub County .
12. 198 kg of Copper Nordox were received from UCDA and distributed to farmers in all Sub counties.
13. Connection of three phase power to Nkoma ACE maize milling machine.
14. 100 farm visits were conducted to farmers who expressed interest in UgFIT micro scale irrigation
15. A batch of 54 farmers was submitted to procurement for support under UgFIT micro-scale irrigation.
16. We received from MAAIF two motorcycles and provided them to Agriculture Officers of Kabambiro Sub county and Biguli Town Council.
17. We conducted a training for 20 village agents to participate in the maize value chain at the District headquarters.
18. We distributed 1000 tarpaulins on a cofunding basis to farmers of Kabambiro, Bwizi , Nkoma , Nkoma Katalyba and Biguli with support from Kakinga millers
19. 22 Community Based Facilitators were trained in Farmer Field Business School with Support from Care international.
20. 20 farmers were trained in maize and dairy value chain with support from FAO at National Farmers Leadership Center Kampiringisa
21. 1,333 successful Expression of interest under UgIFT
22. MAAIF pre-qualified suppliers for Kamwenge District Cluster one that includes Kamwenge District was allocated with 15 pre-qualified suppliers.
23. Three farmers were supported with irrigation equipment:
    1. Agaba Julius
    2. Kyomuhendo Betty Mulumba
    3. Katuramu Abel

ENTOMOLOGY SECTOR

1. . Conducted 2 tsetse fly surveysin Kamwenge Sub countyBujongobe along Kibale National Park.
2. Conducted ten trainings in value addition of bee hive products in Nkoma and Katalyeba town council, Kyabandara and Bigodi TC, Mahangye and Kihoima Bigodi
3. Conducted 6 supervisory and advisory visits to Bee Keepers in Kahunge and Busiriba Sub counties.
4. Raised 10 Pyramidal tsetse traps in Kyabandara.

FISHERIES SECTOR

1. Supervised stocking of fish fingerlings (Tilapia) for Kinoni fish farmers group in Kahunge Sub County.
2. Conducted two trainings for two fish farmers’ groups; Kabala and Keishunga fish farmers groups in Biguli Town Council.
3. Visited and advised 20 fish farmers in Bigodi Town Council, Bwizi Sub County and Nkoma Sub County
4. Conducted monitoring and supervision of staff and progress of fish farmers in Kahunge and Busiriba Sub Counties.
5. 11 fish farmers were mobilized and supervised to rehabilitate their fish ponds for restocking and as a result 17ponds were prepared^.
6. Collection annual fisheries production data and submitted to the directorate of fisheries resources aquaculture unit. The district sold 6,946 tons of tilapia and 7,991 tons of catfish for the year 2022.
7. Monitored water quality parameters, oxygen levels and carbon dioxide for twenty fish ponds in greater Kahunge and standards required level.

LIVESTOCK SECTOR

We conducted vaccination against various disease

1. Cattle:Anthrax: 7000 heads of cattle;
2. Katalyeba TC 2000,
3. Nkoma 3000,
4. Kahunge 500,
5. Bwizi 500,
6. and Biguli 1000
7. Lumpy skin Disease (LSD): 4800

Goats

• PPR 600 (Busiriba and Bigodi Town Cowncil.)
• Toxipra: 550 shoats against Toxipra in Kamwenge Town Council 120, Kamwenge sub county 100 and Kahunge (80).
• Poultry:

New Castle Disease 31000

New Castle Disease /IB 83500

Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) 139,000

Fowl Pox 54250

2. Meat inspections done (animal slaughtered) at slaughter slabs
   1. Cattle: 1794 heads
   2. Goats: 4252
   3. Pigs; 2669
3. 14 animal surveillance were conducted along livestock routes.
4. 336 farm visits were conducted.
5. 13 private drug shops were inspected. .
6. Animal treatment against various ailments
   1. Cattle: 7,910
   2. Goats: 7104
   3. Sheep: 4988
   4. Pigs 4764
7. Three farmers benefited from biogas with support from FAO)

• Baitwababo Pathias of Kaabuye Biguli sb county
• Barigye Fred of Bisozi Nkoma sub county
• Amanya prudence Kabingo Bihanga sub county

8. Trainings to 29 groups on their specific enterprises on best technologies and management of shoats and dairy cows.
9. Issued out 1242 cattle, and 727shoats and 62 pigs movement permits.
10. 13 Letters of no objection were issued permitting 78 animal entry in to Kamwenge