".......He said production would start by end of this year and farmers will be paid Shs2,000 for a tin of oranges......"
Just how big is this tin? If it is a 20 Litre tin, I think the farmers are being cheated!!! Juice factory to open in Soroti By Wander w'Ouma SOROTI - Livelihood Initiatives for Teso (LIFT - TESO), a juice-canning firm, has started registering farmers to supply oranges to its new factory. The Executive Director, Rev. Sam Ebukalin, said the firm the first of its kind in the region with an investment of Shs160 million has secured market in Germany and Canada for canned juice."We have registered 480 farmers from 18 sub counties to supply oranges. We are aiming at least 30 farmers in every sub country," Ebukalim said.He said production would start by end of this year and farmers will be paid Shs2,000 for a tin of oranges.He was speaking during a regional conference on planning for the development of the Teso region held at the Lions Club Conference Hall in Soroti on March 12. \\\\\\\"Always be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second rate version of someone else.\\\\\\\\\\\\\" Njoki Paul University of Pretoria _______________________________________________ Ugandanet mailing list Ugandanet@kym.net http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
