{"id":39605,"date":"2025-05-09T20:38:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T17:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=39605"},"modified":"2025-05-09T20:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T17:38:05","slug":"alupo-backs-chili-farming-initiative-to-spur-economic-growth-in-busoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/alupo-backs-chili-farming-initiative-to-spur-economic-growth-in-busoga\/","title":{"rendered":"Alupo Backs Chili Farming Initiative to Spur Economic Growth in Busoga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President Jessica Alupo has thrown her support behind a new chili farming initiative aimed at transforming the economic fortunes of Uganda\u2019s Busoga sub-region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Launched in Kamuli District and officiated by First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga, the project targets improved household incomes and export-driven agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Led by the Busoga Consortium in partnership with the Office of the Vice President and the Chinese Embassy, the initiative aims to equip farmers with technical training and connect them to global markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis project is not just about agriculture\u2014it\u2019s about empowerment, sustainability, and prosperity,\u201d Kadaga said while delivering Alupo\u2019s remarks. The Vice President praised the Consortium\u2019s grassroots-driven efforts, calling it a model for regional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initiative is part of a broader push to reposition Busoga as a key player in Uganda\u2019s agricultural export strategy, with chili identified as a high-value crop for international markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Jessica Alupo has thrown her support behind a new chili farming initiative aimed at transforming the economic fortunes of Uganda\u2019s Busoga sub-region. Launched in Kamuli District and officiated by First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga, the project targets improved household incomes and export-driven agriculture. Led by the Busoga Consortium in partnership with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2270,"featured_media":39606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[31,6512],"class_list":["post-39605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-featured","tag-jessica-alupo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2270"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39605"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39607,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39605\/revisions\/39607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}