LAND FRAGMENTATION AND POOR DEMOCRATIZATION LEAD CAUSE OF HUNGER IN UGANDA.
What is causing hunger in Uganda? And which part of Uganda is affected most? President Museveni has on several occasions urged Ugandans and political leaders to sensitize the people against land fragmentation saying the practice, rampant among the predominantly agriculture dependent communities threatens food security and is a source of poverty. The biggest challenge facing Ugandan agriculture today is land fragmentation associated with the traditional inheritance practices and polygamy. Land fragmentation is more like a curse that can bind people into poverty. Land is a long-term capital asset but most people in Uganda don't understand this fact. When they break up land into smaller pieces, they sell those small plots. But there is nothing more dangerous than abruptly earning huge sums of money but lack financial literacy skills. Those who sell inherited land will end up being poor again despite earning millions. it's because in most cases they lack literacy ...