Uganda, Nov. 30 -- Agriculture Minister, Frank Tumwebaze has urged seed multipliers to adhere to quality standards to ensure farmers get access to seeds that would give them high yields.

Mr Tumwebaze admitted that some of the seed multipliers who are not regularly monitored by the responsible authorities are sometimes tempted to supply poor quality seeds, a practice that was contributing to low farm yields recorded by some farmers.

The minister revealed this after receiving a donation of 100 motorcycles from Alliance of Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) on Wednesday.

He said the donation would ease mobility of government seed inspectors at the headquarters and district levels to ensure that seed multipliers adhere to the required quali...