tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059827980427810870.post3733204824535012285..comments2023-07-06T07:14:23.670-07:00Comments on Mubatsi's thoughts: Child labour and sugarcane farms consuming Busoga, UgandaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786478445276179664noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059827980427810870.post-14570518133242438212016-07-11T23:24:10.763-07:002016-07-11T23:24:10.763-07:00Hello! Thank you for your comment. True sugarcane ...Hello! Thank you for your comment. True sugarcane growing in Busoga apart from the issue of employing children and thereby interfering with their education are also a threat to food security. Unfortunately I don't know of any specific civil society organisation that handles matters of food security. I will check. But I know there have been efforts to address the issue of food security in thatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05786478445276179664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059827980427810870.post-30953579099887212062016-07-10T07:50:59.205-07:002016-07-10T07:50:59.205-07:00Mubatsi thank you for the piece. It clearly highli...Mubatsi thank you for the piece. It clearly highlights the food insecurity the region is poised to face if not already facing.<br /><br />i am curious though to learn if you know of any Civil society institutions addressing issues related to the food insecurity as a result of sugarcane growing in the region.Salim Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360298455030991923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059827980427810870.post-61204934935102442962012-11-01T09:49:57.630-07:002012-11-01T09:49:57.630-07:00It's indeed a very sad situation in this area....It's indeed a very sad situation in this area. The future of these children; a whole generation for that matter, is at stake. Something has to be done, and fast, to reverse this unfortunate situation. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05786478445276179664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9059827980427810870.post-24921772663044906082012-11-01T07:50:00.719-07:002012-11-01T07:50:00.719-07:00Mubatsi you justt on spot.
I have always witness...Mubatsi you justt on spot. <br /><br />I have always witnessed this in Busoga region and assessed its impact on the school enrollment. It is even more unfortunate that it is not only sugarcane growing that is being taken at the expense of education but also rice growing and fishing (mud fish especially). In areas of Jinja and Mayuge, all talk of sugarcane and fishing whereas in Namutumba, Iganga Muhindo Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475354907480584428noreply@blogger.com