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The Japanese ambassador to Uganda, Mr Sasayama Takuya, has said young people should be guided to appreciate agriculture as a business.

“Some startup companies from Japan are interested in making investments in this area and we try to facilitate them. We should encourage the youth allover Uganda to take on the mantle and get out of poverty,” he told the media at a vegetable farm owned by Mr Edward Kisekka, a former boda boda rider.

Mr Sasayama had accompanied Mr Yohei Sasakawa, the visiting chairman of Nippon Foundation, Tokyo, Japan, during his visit to Zirobwe Agaliawamu Agri- Business Training Association (ZAABTA) in Luweero District last Friday.

Mr Sasayama said in the past, Japan suffered from the deficit of farm land amid rapid population growth, but through enhanced agriculture, government achieved food security and addressed unemployment, especially among the youth.

He further noted that Japan is cooperating with Ugandans to boost agriculture production, in addition to infrastructure development in health and education.

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