During his assessment tours of the PDM in the Karamoja, Sebei, and Bugisu regions, he found that many beneficiaries struggle to maintain proper feeds for their livestock
(MAAIF) has declared December 27th, 2024, to March 27th, 2025, as vanilla harvest days to neutralize premature harvests and maintain the plant quality.
The government aims at making the country a market leader in the generation and dissemination of appropriate agricultural technologies for sustainable development in semi-arid regions that cover the cattle corridor and five other agro-ecological zones comprising the Eastern Savanna (Teso) region, Karamoja dry lands, Lango, Acholi, and west Nile sub-regions.
Unpredictable weather patterns, prolonged droughts, and floods are already signs of climate change's effects, which pose a serious threat to food production.