The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Uganda attended and delivered a speech at the 12th Anniversary Celebration of Green World Uganda
At the 12th Anniversary Celebration of Green World Uganda, we are honored to invite the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Uganda, VINCENT BAMULANGAKI SSEMOIJJA, to attend and deliver a speech at this event.
VINCENT BAMULANGAKI SSEMOIJJA is a Ugandan politician who currently holds the position of Minister of Defence since June 2021. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries from 2016 to 2021. From March 2015 to June 2016, he was the State Minister for Agriculture. Additionally, he is an elected Member of Parliament representing Kalungu County East in Kalungu District.
Mr. Minister, on behalf of the Ugandan Prime Minister, expressed heartfelt appreciation to the Green World Group, Green World distributors, and the introduction of products represented by Green World's NutriPlant Organic Plus Fertilizer into the Ugandan market. The Prime Minister also conveyed the high appreciation of the President of the Republic of Uganda for the contributions of the Green World Group. At the same time, the Prime Minister also expressed good wishes for the future development of Green World and encouraged the Ugandan subsidiary to vigorously promote the use of Green World's NutriPlant Organic Plus Fertilizer and develop organic agriculture!
The content of the speech is as follows:
“REMARKS BY
THE RT. HON. PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
AT THE GREEN WORLD INTERNATIONAL UGANDA LIMITED ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
MESTIL HOTEL KAMPALA
25 NOVEMBER 2023
1.I bring you greetings from H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni the President of the Republic of Uganda. I thank you for inviting me to participate in this important ceremony of awarding Ugandans who have been distributing Nutri-Plant Organic Plus Fertilizers that you manufacture.
2.I congratulate all the Nutri-Plant Organic Plus Fertilizers distributors that you are going to reward today. I thank you for the job well done. I also want to thank Green World International Uganda Limited for rewarding your distributors. Rewards like these do not only motivate employees but also facilitate the growth of businesses. With initiatives like this, the future of your business is bright.
3.In a special way, I want to thank Green World International Uganda Limited for participating in our ongoing nationwide Farmer Mobilisation, Education, Value-Addition and Service Delivery campaign. We started this campaign in Greater Mubende in August this year to link agro-input dealers like you with the farmers. We also wanted you to use this campaign to take your services closer to the people.
4.We have so far covered 17 districts - Greater Mubende (Mubende, Mityana, Kasanda, Kiboga and Kyankwanzi), Greater Luwero (Luwero, Nakaseke and Nakasongola), Kibaale (Kibaale, Kagadi and Kakumiro), Greater Masaka (Bukomansimbi, Kalungu and Sembabule) and Greater Mpigi (Gomba, Butambala and Mpigi).
5.Ladies and Gentlemen, agriculture is the backbone of our country. This sector employs over 60% of Ugandans and accounts for 24% of the Gross Domestic Product and over 35% of the exports. The agricultural sector is identified in our National Development Plan III and Vision 2040 as a key pillar for reducing poverty and driving socio-economic transformation. So, agriculture is a very important industry, and you are investing in the right sector at the right time.
6.However, the agricultural sector faces numerous challenges such as low productivity due to declining soil fertility. Yet majority of the people who are engaged in agriculture do not use fertilizers due to, among others, the high cost of fertilizers. It is estimated that we lose 80kg of nutrients per hectare each year but add only between 1-1.5kg through fertilizer application. At this rate, Uganda's fertilizer application is one of the lowest in the world.
7.In 2016, the Government put in place the National Fertilizer Policy to guide and promote the proper application of fertilizers. I urge you and all Ugandans to take advantage of the existing legal framework to promote the application of fertilizers to increase agricultural production, productivity, and profitability.
8.I am happy to learn that Green World International Uganda Limited is considering setting up a fertilizer production plant in Uganda. This is welcome news. Let me take this opportunity to inform you that there are many investment opportunities in agriculture in our country such as value addition on coffee and tea, among others.
9.As the Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, I want to assure you of the Government's commitment to maintaining the existing conducive environment for your businesses to thrive. You are very welcome to invest in Uganda.
10.With those words, I want to congratulate the winners and thank you for inviting me once again.
For God and My Country
Nabbanja Robinah PRIME MINISTER”
