By Eye Media Uganda | Luuka | August 31, 2026
Luuka District has distributed farm equipment worth Shs45 million to four farmer groups in a government-backed drive to increase agricultural production and household incomes.
On August 31, 2026, district leaders handed over the equipment at Luuka District headquarters, including an incubator, multi-crop thresher, chaff cutter and walking tractor donated by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Luuka District LCV Chairman, Mr. Peter Kafuko Mulyandawo, urged beneficiaries to treat agriculture as a serious business rather than merely a subsistence activity.
“I would like to encourage farmers to take agriculture as a serious business which can help them to enhance their livelihood,” Mr. Kafuko said.
The Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Ronald Mutegeki, asked the beneficiary groups to ensure the equipment is used collectively and for its intended purpose.
Mr. Mutegeki also encouraged farmers to work closely with agricultural extension officers for technical guidance on proper farming practices and improving productivity.
Luuka Resident District Commissioner, Mr. Michael Kibwika, challenged farmers to embrace President Yoweri Museveni’s Four-Acre Model as one of the approaches to commercial agriculture and household income generation.
“We need to embrace the Four-Acre Model, the presidential initiative to fight poverty,” Mr. Kibwika said.
He expressed concern that despite the district’s agricultural potential, it remains difficult to identify farmers who have fully implemented the Four-Acre Model and can serve as examples to others.
Under the model, farmers with limited land are encouraged to undertake carefully selected enterprises capable of generating income from relatively small acreage.
Some beneficiaries thanked the government for the equipment and pledged to use the machines to increase production, support fellow farmers and improve household incomes.
The intervention comes as government continues encouraging smallholder farmers to shift from subsistence farming towards commercial and market-oriented agriculture as part of wider efforts to fight household poverty.
