Muni University to establish a Post-Harvest Centre
Dr. James Kajete, Vice President of Europe and Africa Operations, visited Muni University to ascertain the level of preparedness of the university towards the West Nile Symposium as well as provide guidance on possible investment areas that will attract interest from German Investors.
According to the Vice Chancellor of Muni University Prof. Christine Dranzoa, Dr. James Kajete is the link between Uganda Government and the German Business Community. He has been helping to link the university with DOILA which is a network of over 13 companies that deal in training, the companies intend to come to Uganda and work out an Inter-Institutional network.
Key among his discussions with the management of the university was the Post-Harvest Centre which is to be established at Muni University of which Dr. Kajete mobilised the CEO of RIELA company to sponsor.
The functions of the Post-Harvest Centre that will be established include;
- To train Farmers, Agricultural extension workers and Students in post-harvest management
- To provide post-harvest services like storage processing of cereals to the farmers in the West Nile region
- To reduce post-harvest losses and improve food security.
One of Dr. Kajete’s missions was to support the agricultural projects and provide information that there’s funding for the agricultural projects key among these projects included agricultural development projects at Madi Okollo (where the university has vast land) like animal production- diary, poultry, piggery, apiculture for income generation for the university and production of animal feeds.
He was taken to see a number of sites to ascertain which one was most conducive for the establishment of the Post-harvest Centre.
Dr. James M. Kajete is also the CEO & Chairman Board of Directors of UHURU Group of Companies and a consultant at Stratagem Global. From 2004 to 2014, he was the European representative of NEPAD Council and chairman of its Commission of socio-economic development &trade, heading the NEPAD Council Europe Office. Dr. Kajete has worked on European Union Africa development-funded projects and with several companies/organizations including REWE and REAL firms, Deutsche-Forst Consult GmbH, and former Uganda Commercial Bank’s Rural Famers Scheme in Kampala Uganda.