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Farmers in Uganda are poised to benefit from bamboo production training by the Chinese government to establish a bamboo training and plantation project in the East African nation.
Farmers in Uganda are poised to benefit from bamboo production training by the Chinese government to establish a bamboo training and plantation project in the East African nation. According to the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, Chinese bamboo experts will soon be coming to Uganda to facilitate the initiative. China will soon be sending agricultural experts to Uganda to train local farmers in bamboo cultivation. Uganda has already set aside land for the plantation, said the Ambassador.
He made this announcement on October 22, 2024, during the launch of the China-Africa Centre of Excellence at the National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCCRI) in Namulonge. Ambassador Zhang also shared that demonstration centers would be established to assist farmers in starting to benefit from the project.
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The China-Africa Centre of Excellence for Livestock, Crops, and Fisheries will focus on perennial rice, a variety that enables farmers to harvest multiple times from a single planting.
