Floods drive Ntoroko cattle farmers into the wild

Leaders in Ntoroko District have appealed to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to allocate a portion of land in the Tooro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve to farmers displaced by floods to graze animals.

The district has been grappling with floods for a month after River Semuliki burst its banks. The floods have left many farmers with no land to graze their animals. Many of them are currently herding animals on the few available elevated spots along the roads, which are shared with other families displaced by the floods.

Dr Patrick Businge, the district production officer, said more than…