The Director General of the Busoga Consortium for Development (BCD), Mula Anthony, has officially flagged off the BCD–CAU School Garden Programme for primary schools in the Busoga Model Villages.
The launch took place at Buteme Light SDA Primary School in Busana Model Village, located in Kamuli District.
Dr. Mula was accompanied by the district chairperson, Sarah Sambya, agricultural officers and members of the village action committee. The delegation was received by the school’s head teacher, Makubo Stephen.
As part of the visit, the delegation inspected the ongoing construction of a modern kitchen facility at the school, which is now about 90 percent complete. The facility is expected to support the planned launch of a soya milk school feeding programme for model schools under the Village Action Model next month.
During the event, Dr. Mula officially launched the school garden planting season and handed over seeds and farm inputs to support the initiative. The school received 30 kilograms of soybean seeds of the MAK SOY N6 variety and 18 kilograms of maize seeds of the Long 10H variety, along with fertilizers to boost production.
The inputs were received by head teacher Makubo, marking the revival of practical agricultural activities in schools aimed at improving nutrition among pupils and enhancing academic performance at the primary level.
Officials said the school garden programme will help integrate agriculture into learning while also supporting school feeding initiatives in the Busoga Model Villages, an approach intended to improve child nutrition and strengthen community-based development in the region.
