UGANDA PRISONS SERVICE BOOSTS AGRICULTURAL CAPACITY WITH ACQUISITION OF NEW MACHINERY:

In a significant move towards achieving national food and animal feeds security, on March 5, 2024, Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) officially commissioned a set of state-of-the-art agricultural machinery. This initiative follows a directive issued by His Excellency, The President, in 2022, instructing the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries to allocate 50,000 acres of land to UPS for the production of food and animal feeds.

The machinery, supplied by Uganda Engineering Solutions Limited, includes Twelve (12) HP 9502 Tafe Tractors, Twelve (12) Four Disc Balden Ploughs, Two (2) heavy-duty disc ploughs, Two (2) HP maize shellers, one (01) no-till seed planter, and two (2) 10-ton tipping tractor trailers.

Speaking at the commissioning ceremony on behalf of the CGP, Mr. Samuel Akena, Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons, emphasized the importance of adhering to Presidential directives and assigned mandates as guided by the Prisons Act of 2006. He urged Officers in Charge to utilize the equipment efficiently, as entrusted by the President and the people of Uganda, to overcome famine in affected areas.