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UNFDA has asked the government to sell to them the Dairy Corporation.
While appearing before the Finance Committee of Parliament last week, the farmers' representatives lead by (UNDFA Chairman) Mr. Yoasi Makaara,
told MPs that it was unfair for the government to sell a farmers' owned entity to a foreigner.
"DCL was started by the farmers who have been sustaining it by providing milk on credit for a long time. $1 is a peanut. We can
buy it at more than $10,000."
The DCL Board Chairman, Mr. David Bigira told MPs that they would prefer a competent investor to take over the corporation. "We shall only agree with
the government to take on an investor who has the capital to put in the company. Less than that, the corporation would completely collapse.",
- Read the full Monitor article by Agnes Nandutu - Pg 20 Wed 27Apr05
In a related article, entitled "Farmers can manage Dairy Corp"; the Minister for Animal Husbandry/MAAIF Mrs. Mary Mugenyi told the Finance Committee that
her ministry had organised the farmers into an association. She said the farmers had visited India to get ideas on how to run their own dairy industry to
enable them to participate in the divestiture of the corporation.
- Read the full New Vision article by Mary Karugabe - Pg 5 Fri 29Apr05
- Share your views on our Dairy Uganda Forum.
(May-2005)
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