Private Sector urged to fill Agriculture funding gap

With donor aid and government cash flows dwindling, the private sector should finance agricultural ventures from production to processing. Agriculture is the backbone of the country, employing about 65% of the population and contributing up to 24% to the Gross Domestic Product. However, its funding remains below par. Now, civil society is calling on policymakers to allow the private sector to plug the funding shortfalls. Racheal Nabisubi reports.