The former Rwenzururu Premier, Gad Mbayahi Bakwanamaha has called for mindset change that would see the community empress technical lessons for commercial local chicken keeping.
Speaking to Kasese guide radio after attending training on local chicken keeping at Aisha preparatory school in Kasese municipality, Hon. Gad said what was frustrating commercial poultry keeping in Kasese is for the local community to cleave to ancient ways of keeping birds that yield only for subsistence.
He said the training had revealed that poor feeding, housing and in house breeding were some of the challenges leading to low productivity among chicken. Hon. Gad speaking1…….
Mr. Alimos Mugenyi, the Head teacher for Aisha preparatory primary school calls for massive investment into local poultry breeds which he said were not only nutritious but highly demanded in and outside Uganda. Mr. Mugenyi speaking………
Ms Medline Biira from Upper Molemu cell in Hima town council in Kasese district said the training was a strategic intervention into sider incomes to offload families from petty but equally important expenses mothers. Ms Medrine speaking…………
About 30 participants paid and attended the training. END.