Bugisu and Sebei sub-regions are still facing various challenges, including land wrangles, climate change, where landslides and floods recently hit the region andvover 15 lives were lost, HIV/AIDS, and high levels of poverty irrespective of the government’s initiative to initiate programs like PDM, Emyooga, and the 4-acre model in the region. This calls for the leaders to intensify efforts to put an end to such.
Uganda’s imports from the East African Community region decreased by 2.8% to USD 264.10 million in September 2024, down from USD 271.62 million the previous month. Exports to the region also declined by 1.0% from USD 197.23 million to USD 195.22 million over the same period.
Research indicates that land conflicts are a major issue in Uganda, affecting around 33-50% of landholders. With these conflicts, the social stability and economic development of the country can be threatened, as agriculture accounts for a large portion of the country's labor force and GDP. Over 90% of domestic disputes in Uganda are related to land conflicts.
President Museveni’s focus on agriculture as a pillar of Uganda’s economy has yielded significant gains; however, sustained progress depends on embracing government programs like the Parish Development Model (PDM) and leveraging available resources to enhance productivity. With collective effort, Uganda’s vision of becoming a middle-income country is within reach, driven by a thriving agricultural sector.
While on a Uganda Safari Tour, tourists at the game reserve can also get involved in a number of activities, like forest walks with well-trained tour guides and colobus monkey tracking, which begins in the morning with a briefing at the reserve headquarters led by the ranger guides who prepare the tourists for the dos and don’ts of the trekking.
The government is left with a task to create new policies and emphasize the need to develop strategies for building a sustainable resource base to finance Food and Nutrition Service interventions, for example, through attracting foreign direct investment into the agriculture sector and embracing a stronger financial commitment to increase public funding to agriculture and other sectors.