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Article: News Analysis: Uganda renews efforts to beat global economic slowdown effects
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- June 19, 2009
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News Analysis: Uganda renews efforts to beat global economic
slowdown effects News Analysis: Uganda renews efforts to beat
global economic slowdown effects by Ronald Ssekandi
KAMPALA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Uganda is hoping to take advantage
of the high global food prices and the increased regional demand of
its agricultural products to beat the adverse effects of the global
economic slowdown.
Opolot Okasaai, the commissioner for Crop Production and
Marketing in Uganda, told Xinhua in a recent interview that the
government in the next financial year 2009/10 which starts July 1
has made preparations to boost production.
"We are emphasizing increased production because if we have
something ...