Ecweru wants famers to compete to produce food

By James Odong and Felix Osujo 12/5/2012

Ecweru wants famers to compete to produce food

The Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness and Relief, Musa Ecweru has challenged rural farmers in Amuria District to compete to produce food.

Ecweru said, the Sub county NAADS Coordinators must champion this exercise and enumerate the farmers throughout the District in order to ensure that the exercise is a success.

“There must be competition in food production and we are going to assess families as entities as opposed to the practice of generalizing farmers who produce food. We want to know who has how much food and who does not have and why? Because we don’t want to promote the practice where there are those who are hiding among those who are hard working”, Ecweru explained.

He explained that this was one way of ensuring food security in families.

He said a team from the District will move throughout the District to mobilize farmers and remind them about food production and those found lagging behind are tasked to explain why they don’t have enough food.

Ecweru was speaking as a guest of honor celebrations at Abarilela P/S in Abarilela Sub County.

Ecweru challenged the leaders to spearhead development in their localities so as to uplift the living standards of the people.

He observed that poverty must be fought starting from household levels and leaders must be seen working hard in transforming the communities.

Ecweru noted that to make poverty history, family heads must be involved in the fight against poverty. Ends.