PROLONGED DRY SPELL THREATHENS FOOD PRODUCTION IN ARUA DISTRICT
By Sunday Amandi
Arua city
The prolonged drought in the different parts of West Nile is posing a big threat to food security in Arua district, and the district leaders call for concerted efforts from the stakeholders for reliable solutions to the looming threat.
Arua district used to be referred to as the food basket for West Nile, but according to the leaders, this will become history unless the people in the district change their actions that affect the environment negatively.
Honorable Alfred Econi, the district councilor representing Arivu sub-county says, the prolonged drought has devastated crop production in the district, calling for urgent solutions from the responsible actors,
“The prolonged and devastating dry spell is currently affecting agricultural production, live stalk, water availability, food security across Arua district, this is no longer a normal season weather challenge, it has become an emergency affecting the livelihood of our people,” Econi said.
However, Joakim Nyakuni, the male councilor for older persons in the district blames the irresponsible actions of the people in the district for the negative trend and says, everyone has a responsibility in reversing the harsh climatic conditions,
“In those days you would find all the hills were fully covered with a lot of trees, the vegetation cover was okay, may be because the population is growing, people have become very stubborn, we are the very causers of this disaster,” Said Joakim,
Honorable Odama John Bosco, the councilor for Logiri sub-county urges every stakeholder to take up tree planting initiatives for environmental protection as the only measure to maintain the production levels in the district,
“Can we make a deliberate move to ensure that our people plant more trees than they destroy it, we are making contrary use of nature, let us take a deliberate move as farmers,” Odama said.
Uncontrolled deforestation harms plant growth by destroying topsoil, removing vital shade, and disrupting rainfall hence distracting food security.
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