President Museveni has pledged to support Sasakawa Africa Association, SAA-Uganda’s interventions, intended to empower small holder farmers in Uganda, so as to boost their productivity.

During a meeting held between the President and Mr Yohei Sasakawa, the Chairman of Nippon Foundation at State House Nakasero on July 25, Mr Museveni who is an advocate of modern farming committed to supporting efforts intended to boost agricultural output and create jobs for the youth.

Using his X (formerly twitter) handle, Mr Museveni said, “We discussed impactful initiatives, that they proposed focusing on small holder farmers in Uganda with the potential to benefit over 500,000 farmers, create jobs for youth and boost agricultural output. The government will support these initiatives.”

Youth unemployment remains a challenge that the country continues to grapple with. In 2022, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimated that at least 41 percent of out of schooled youth, were not employed.

However, Mr Museveni has on several occasions encouraged the youth to take advantage of the vast opportunities that he said exist in commercial agriculture, service sector, and industrialization to get out of the vicious cycle of poverty.

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