Kabarole farmers abandon tea farming, opt for mairungi
Kabarole district is the leading producer of mairungi in western Uganda, and it supplies the other districts in the region.
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Mairungi plantation. (Photo by Wilson Asiimwe)
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
Several farmers in Kabarole district have started clearing their tea plantations and replacing them with khat (mairungi).
The farmers claim that mairungi is more profitable compared to green tea leaves.
“A kilogram