Oil Palm seedlings take 18 months before they can be ready to plant, and the bank can confidently confirm that within two years 896 farmers have been able to benefit from these funds, so far totaling sh1.2bn. The Ugandan government, through a credit facility managed by Equity Bank, has disbursed sh1.2bn to support 896 palm […]
Simon Basajjampola of Buwanga village, like many other speakers blamed the NOPP Project Manager Susan Lakwonyero for continually giving them empty promises of payment in a short time over and over again, and blamed her for the love-hate relationship they developed with their otherwise beloved President Museveni. A section of Buvuma Islanders who entered into […]
Buvuma oil palm project has been reported to be making a steady headway, with 2,524 of the projected 5000 hectares by the investor of Oil Palm Buvuma Limited (OPBL) under plantation cover, 6,100 hectares purchased but still encumbered and 2,476 hectares needed to complete the nucleus estate. This was on Wednesday contained in a […]