NARO Moves to Start Vegetable Seeds Production
NARO Moves to Start Vegetable Seeds Production. The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) has committed to ensuring the continuity of a special project implemented in collaboration with the
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to enhance vegetable production in Uganda.
The Vegetable Seed project aims to lay the foundation for the mid-to-long-term development of new
vegetable varieties in Uganda by strengthening the certification system and disseminating
certified seeds for five vegetable crops: Nakati, Tomato, Onion, Cabbage, and Chili pepper.
This initiative considerably contributes to the agricultural industrialization agenda by fostering
local production of horticultural seeds, thereby substituting imports from Europe and Asia,
currently estimated at USD 7 million...
