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Uganda's sugarcane boom leaves families hungry: What needs to change
Busoga, in eastern Uganda, is a low, fertile plateau surrounded on three sides by Lake Victoria, the Nile River and Lake Kyoga . Most of its 4.3 million people farm small, rain-fed plots.
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Busoga, a low, fertile plateau in eastern Uganda, lies surrounded on three sides by Lake Victoria, the Nile River and Lake Kyoga. The region’s 4.3 million residents mainly farm small, rain‑fed plots. Despite the fertile land, hunger remains widespread. According to the 2024 census, roughly one‑third of Busoga households reported going whole days without food. The data highlight a persistent food insecurity problem amid the area’s agricultural activities.
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