Parliament has urged the government to avail Shs259bn for the procurement and deployment of 2000 tractors and an additional Shs100bn towards the purchase of 4000 power tillers to improve the mechanization of Uganda’s agriculture sector.

Janet Okori-Moe, Chairperson Agriculture Committee, says in the FY 2024/25, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) requires Shs282bn for the procurement of 2000 4wheel tractors with matching implements (planters, hullers, harrow, trailer, ploughs, rippers, rotavator), as a step towards availing a tractor per sub county, but only Shs23bn is available in the Medium Term Expenditure Frameworks. 

Furthermore, MAAIF requires an additional Shs100Bn to procure and distribute 4000 power tillers (walk-behind tractors) of 14HP with assorted implements but no allocation has been made,” noted Okori-Moe.