Gulu district has offered 2 acres of land to house the Uganda Coffee Development Authority’s Regional office.
The land is part of 65 acres the government has acquired in BulKer village Oding Parish Unyama Sub-county Gulu district where the presidential youth skilling center for Acholi sub-region is established. UCDA is mandated to regulate, promote, and oversee the Coffee industry.
Opiyo Christopher Ateker, the Gulu district LCV Chairperson who doubles as Chairperson board Presidential Youth Skilling Centre Acholi sub-region revealed the development while on Favour FM saying they offered land to UCDA inside Oding government land in a bid to promote coffee values addition and coffee growing among the farmers in Acholi sub-region.
According to Atker, the establishment of the UDCA regional office in Gulu will create more job opportunities for youth hence eradicating poverty from the region being ranked top poorest by UBOS.
Ateker told the reporter that the UDCA will establish their regional office, and set up the coffee analytical laboratory and coffee demonstration site under the 4-acre model where about 161 million shillings has been approved by the state house to commence the implementation of the project.
Ateker discloses that the district executive committees are meeting officials from UCDA today, Friday in a follow-up meeting to discuss the terms of the land deal.
