Once rice output began to expand, Bukenya and other Ugandan politicians played another smart card: they lobbied successfully for a 75% duty on foreign rice, which stimulated rice production further. Rice output has risen by two and a half times since 2004, according to the Ministry of Trade, to 180,000 metric tons, while consumption of imported rice fell by half from 2004 to 2005 alone.
推广新稻种是“更聪明地工作”配方的一部分。一旦大米的产量开始提升，Bukenya和其他的乌干达政客们又打出另一张聪明牌：他们通过成功的游说，对外国大米征收了75%的关税，这一政策进一步刺激了大米的生产。据贸易部统计，自2004年以来大米的产量增加了2.5倍达到180，000吨，而同时进口大米的消费仅在2004至2005年之间就下降了一半。