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31 March 2026, 7:47 pm

Bududa farmers resort to deforestation as landslide-prone soils fail

By Shadrach Bethel Afayo Local small-scale farmers in the Elgon sub-region’s mountainous district of Bududa have resorted to clearing forests to create new farmland for crop cultivation. Since the return of the rainy season, many farmers in Bushika Sub county…