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Maize growers counting losses as dry spell persists

James Mugisa, a farmer in Karambit sub-county in Bunyangabu district says that he injected sh4m to prepare a garden and grow maize on 3acres but it all dried up.

Prematurely dried maize (Photo by Doreen Nasiima)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Farmers in the districts of Kabarole and Bunyangabu are counting losses after a prolonged dry spell hit the area.

Hundreds of acres of maize have been affected with some farmers saying

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