Introduction

Operation Wealth creation (OWC) program was initiated the in FY 2013/2014 to date countrywide.  Since its inauguration, Kiboga District Local Government has received enormous support in terms of improved technologies (planting materials, equipment, animal breeds, feeds and equipment) to improve household incomes and food security. As a result of the above initiatives, Kiboga district is generally food secure due to improved extension services delivery, provision of improved planting materials / animal breeds, improved post harvest handling, and value addition.

This report captures all inputs and their costs, supplied and distributed to selected farmers in the district for the financial years 2016/2017 to date (Table 1). It also highlights key achievements, successful farmers, challenges encountered and recommendations for future interventions.

It also captures the achievements of Kisoboka approach in extension services delivery an initiative and supported Hon Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu in collaboration with the Production department.

Using the Kisoboka approach, Community based facilitators (CBFs) are equipped with knowledge and skills to train fellow farmers in basic farming practices.  Some Community based facilitators are empowered and facilitated with transport means (bicycles), tape measures, hand hoes, spades, wheelbarrows to train fellow farmers (a farmer to farmer extension approach). Under Kisoboka approach, 16 farmers were give pregnant Sows on a revolving approach. A total 14000 banana suckers (10,000 tissue culture plantlets & 4,000 suckers)  were distributed to selected and well prepared farmers in 2019. 

A total of 44 Community based facilitators received bicycles of 24 were procured by Kiboga district LG and the 20 were procured by Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa. However, 24 CBFs were not given garden tools in the Sub counties of Kapeke, Dwaniro, Lwamata & Bukomero.  

Table 1: OWC/ NAADS inputs for FYs 2015/16 to date (15/03/2021).

 Achievements/ success stories

 Maize, Bull for Breed improvement, & Coffee enterprises

Key achievements / successful famers

Ø  Various farmers have been supported through extension services delivery, tractor hire services and provision of inputs (improved animal breeds, planting materials) in abide to promote household income and food security.

                       Table 2: A summary of inputs supplied and number of farmers supported for FYs 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 under OWC / NAADS program