Ugandan farmers have been urged to grow nonfood oil crops that can be used to produce biodiesel as a way of minimising revenue that is levied on diesel imported into the country.
Speaking to farmers at Hotel International recently, Diana Nnakayima, the African Power Initiative (API) project manager, encouraged farmers to grow crops such as Candlenut, jatropha castor and croton, from which Uganda can produce diesel at a cheaper price.
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