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choice of St LawrenceSchool
that is aCentre of young
people as future custodians
of the visionwas important
to introduce youngpeople
tocoffee. Theywere able to
bepart of theconversation,
interact with stakeholders and
got information to inspire them
as future farmers, traders and
consumers of this crop.
As if theywere reading from
the samenarrative, when his
turn came towelcomeguests
at his home, Prof Lawrence
Mukiibi, theproprietor of
St. Lawrence schools and
University expressed adeep
senseof honour bestowedon
the institutionby the coffee
sector toplay host for such an
important functionpromising
towalk the talk of increasing
productionby pledging to
open up coffeegardens at his
campuseswith the support of
UCF.
HonMathiasKasamba, the
former chairman of Coffee
Platform inparliament that
lobbied for increase in the
fundingof Ugandacoffee
development Authority for
the first time revealed that
after 15 years as aparliament
heopted to retirewillingly
andconcentrate oncoffee
growing. Henowboasts of
30acres of coffee, adding
that if 100people inUganda
dedicated 100 acres to coffee
growing it would result into
anadditional 4mbags to the
current production.
Other speakers likeMr.
Bukumhe, theUCDAboard
chair, Mr. Iyamulemye
Emmanuel, the newManaging
director of UCDA, andMr.
