GGP Grant: Japan Supports Agriculture in Alebtong District

On 10 March, Ambassador Fukuzawa officiated in the commissioning of a newly constructed agricultural store in Angetta Parish, Omoro Sub-county, Alebtong District. “The Project for Income Generation through the Construction of an Agricultural Store in Alebtong District” was signed between the Embassy of Japan and Agency For Sustainable Rural Transformation (AFSRT) in 2018 with a total grant of USD 84,856 equivalent to over 289 million Ug. Shs.

Angetta United Farmers Cooperative Society has more than 1,000 members. Due to the lack of proper storage facilities, the farmers were forced to sell out their crops at very low prices. As a response to this challenge, the Embassy of Japan supported AFSRT to construct an agricultural store with a drying yard and latrine block with a water tank as well as to supply a post harvesting kit for Angetta Parish.

 

The support is part of the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP), a scheme administered by the Embassy of Japan to fund community development projects which uplift the life of people at the grassroots level. So far, a total of 267 projects have been funded under the scheme since its initiation in Uganda in 1992.


For more Information: Japan Press Release-Japan Supports Agriculture in Alebtong District