Soil, Tech, and Trade: Farming’s Tough Truth | Uganda News

Uganda News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 8, 2026 · 1m

Farmers in Kibaale battle stubborn poverty and low yields, trapped by soil depletion from continuous farming and climate shocks—yet hope flickers as students invent irrigation tech and governments hand out free fertilizer. Despite the promise of smarter methods like intercropping and better livestock breeds, farmers stall at adoption due to upfront costs and toxic chemical reliance that’s killing their soil. Worse, selling nearly everything leaves them broke, while wetland loss dries up water—and without organized markets, even bumper harvests vanish into exploitative trade. Listen in…