President Yoweri Museveni has highly appreciated the use of denatured ethanol-fueled stoves saying that the effort goes a long way in supporting the Government\u2019s bid to curtail and reduce the challenges the country faces as regards deforestation, especially in Northern Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President made the remarks during a meeting with a delegation from Acholi-Sub Region-based Bukona Agro-Processors Ltd who called on him yesterday at State House, Entebbe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese, the Most Rev. John Baptist Odama, led the delegation. Finance and Economic Planning Minister, Mr. Mattia Kasaija, attended the meeting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI thank the owners of Bukona Agro-Processing factory for their innovation. On top of churning out food, the factory also produces ethanol, which generates a strong blue-coloured flame from processing the product. The processed cassava will not only attract good market but also as a fuel-generating product will contribute to the protection of the environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President pledged government support to the project that is expected to significantly reduce deforestation activities tat have hitherto been responsible for the cutting down of trees to make charcoal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project is also expected to enhance efforts for the benefit of environment protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project\u2019s Managing Director, Mr. Praviin Kekal, reported that Bukona Agro-Processors Ltd has now launched into ethanol cooking stoves\u2019 market with a view to ensuring the protection of the environment whereby people will not feel encouraged to cut down trees to make charcoal as fuel energy source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Archbishop Odama reported that on top of his ecclesiastical duties, he is currently promoting intensive cassava cultivation in Northern Uganda for both food and cash purposes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Yoweri Museveni has highly appreciated the use of denatured ethanol-fueled stoves saying that the effort goes a long way in supporting the Government\u2019s bid to curtail and reduce the challenges the country faces as regards deforestation, especially in Northern Uganda. The President made the remarks during a meeting with a delegation from Acholi-Sub Region-based […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13200,"featured_media":11898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-11896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"yoast_head":"\n