Lwengo Farmers Receive 5,000 Coffee Seedlings After Modern Farming Training

What the report says

Former Bukoto Mid-West MP Isaac Ssejoba Mayanja has given coffee seedlings to farmers in Lwengo District as part of a training-driven effort to help restore plantations damaged by prolonged dry spells and encourage commercial farming. According to Nile Post, 5,000 seedlings were handed out to selected farmers during a coffee-growing programme held at Bijjigo Village in Lwengo Sub-county.

The event also focused on practical farming guidance. Farmers were trained on improved coffee production methods, including planting, spacing, crop management and maintenance, with the goal of raising yields and improving household incomes. Mayanja said the broader aim was to move local residents beyond subsistence farming and toward agriculture that can generate more reliable income and reduce poverty.

The initiative was also presented as part of a community wealth-creation approach aligned with President Yoweri Museveni’s call for leaders to support income-generating projects. Mayanja said the farmers chosen for the programme were expected to act as demonstration growers, encouraging others in the area to adopt coffee farming. Organisers said they intend to expand the effort to other communities in Bukoto Mid-West.

Farmers who attended welcomed the support, saying the drought had severely affected their coffee trees. They said the seedlings and training could help them rebuild plantations, though they also asked for continued technical assistance from extension workers. More broadly, the programme reflects ongoing efforts in parts of Uganda to recover coffee production and promote commercial agriculture as a rural livelihood strategy.