From time immemorial meals safety outlined the prosperity of most societies in Africa ( Uganda), a society that had loads of meals to feed its individuals was thought of profitable.
As time moved on the scenario with regard to meals safety has been affected and Africa has seen eventualities the place thousands and thousands of individuals are on the verge of starvation, thus strengthening the adage 9 missed meals away from chaos! Tens of millions of Africans who face starvation have again and again been saved by assist donated by the United Nations companies like the World Meals Programme and Meals Agriculture Organisation.
Now that the world is experiencing a meals disaster attributable to the Russian-Ukrain battle which has affected the circulate of grain and fertiliser, there’s a must rethink the meals safety scenario in Uganda as an entire and begin the implementation of historic Egypt governor Joseph’s technique to offset the burden of meals insecurity.
I strongly consider that Uganda as a nation can transfer into a state of meals safety and this may be achieved by the nation focusing efforts and technocrats in the direction of the objective of coaching individuals about trendy strategies of agriculture and the necessity to advertise indigenous meals storage services.
At Share An Alternative Uganda, we have now labored in the direction of that initiative and this has concerned coaching individuals within the completely different challenge areas about trendy farming strategies and these principally embody post-harvest dealing with of produce, easy irrigation achieved by using watering cans and how to make use of fertilisers within the rising of crops. This in flip has enabled the completely different challenge areas the place our organisation operates to obtain meals safety.
The efforts that are put in motion are simply a part of the effort that the authorities places in place to guarantee that meals safety is achieved, however transferring ahead the federal government has to hold out mass sensitisation of individuals about correct strategies of farming and how they can be employed to spice up agriculture manufacturing.
As Joseph constructed giant storage buildings had been extra produce was saved and delivered in occasions of nice starvation, the authorities ought to construct extra storage silos the place extra agriculture produce could be saved, which in flip ensures meals safety.
Authorities has to develop a sturdy agriculture coverage which defines causes of meals safety within the nation and what measures could be taken to appropriate the deficiencies.
Along with that, there may be want to develop a petro chemical and natural fertilizer business that can increase fertiliser manufacturing within the nation. This may allow the nation agriculture sector to work as a effectively oiled machine and this will in flip cut back reliance on fertiliser imports in a time when the present paradigm shifts make the geopolitical scenario unpredictable.
Attaining whole meals safety is feasible however all of us have a job to play in this wrestle and this has to start from the very best echelon of society and should contain the energetic participation of each Ugandan.
Authored by Benon Kyome, Nationwide Director, Share an Alternative Uganda.
