Kayunga District Production Department held a micro scale irrigation exhibition at the District headquarters under the theme"Promotion of irrigated agriculture through adoption of micro scale irrigation technologies."
The exhibition was presided over by the DRDC.
Irrigation helps farmers grow crops all year, with or without rain thus having more food to eat and sell which improves their livelihoods.
The Production Department launched an animal vaccination campaign at the District headquarters.
The Department received a consignment of a fridge,freezer, stabilizer and vaccines (40,000 doses) FMD and (10,000 doses) ISD from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries(MAAIF) .
The District is still under quarantine so the vaccines will help to protect the animal population against diseases.
The vaccines will be regulated by the Subcounty technical officers and supervisors for easy obtaining of the returns.
The District leadership together with a team from Water For People(WFP)an implementing partner held a supervision and site visit meeting for the ongoing construction of the projects in kayunga District.
WFP is a 3 Year project in Uganda aimed at accelerating access to improved sanitation and hygiene services using the market based approach.
WFP is constructing 7 blocks of lined VIP latrines in public institutions including :
1. Unisex latrine at lugasa HC III
2. Girls latrine at kawolokota p/s
3. Girls latrine at nkokonjeru p/s
