Over 1,000 Acres of Crop Gardens Destroyed by Stray Elephants in Nwoya

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Over 1,000 Acres of Crop Gardens Destroyed by Stray Elephants in Nwoya

16 Nov 2019, 14:09 Comments 486 Views Nwoya District, Uganda Human rights Business and finance Agriculture Interview

Residents of Agung village in Anaka Sub-County narrate their ordeal during a community meeting on Thursday

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Felix Onencan, a farmer in Agung village says he has suffered unimaginable loss after the elephants destroyed his crops and shuttered his investment. He told URN that he procured a bank loan and hired 300 acres of land on which he planted soybean which has all been ruined.

Mentioned: Agung village in Anaka Sub-County Lii, Alero and Kochgoma Sub-Counties Murchison Falls National Park. Purongo Sub County

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