The government is working to revamp agriculture research centres to make them more effective in dealing with the country’s need to increase agricultural productivity.
The move comes after farmers raised concerns about agricultural technocrats and researchers not giving them quality seeds in a timely way, which affected their planting seasons.
According to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Jean Claude Kayisinga, the move is part of the government’s decision to realign agriculture policies to make them more effective amid unpredictable weather patterns and climate change.
