Museveni’s Coffee and Banana Farm Inspires New Agricultural Drive in Lango

What the report says

A four-acre demonstration farm at the Lango Zonal Presidential Industrial Skilling Hub in Lira has become a focal point for a new push toward commercial agriculture in northern Uganda, according to Nile Post. The farm features coffee, bananas and other integrated enterprises, and visiting district leaders said it has shown that crops often thought to be suited only to other regions can grow well in Lango.

The visit brought together local officials from across the subregion, including district chairpersons, resident district commissioners, security officers and youth and women representatives. They were guided by Dr Morris Ochen, who heads President Yoweri Museveni’s farms under State House. Leaders said the model has challenged long-standing assumptions about farming in the area and is intended to help communities see practical ways to earn income from small plots.

The article says the demonstration farm is part of a broader State House programme linked to Presidential Industrial Skilling Hubs, which were created to give vulnerable and unemployed youth vocational skills. The addition of model farms is meant to show how modern farming methods can complement that training and be copied by households.

Some leaders welcomed the project but said more support is needed, especially irrigation infrastructure, to keep production stable during dry periods. The farm’s backers say the knowledge on display is meant to be shared freely across Lango and, if adopted widely, could help expand commercial farming and household incomes in Northern Uganda.