The state minister for Animal industry Lt Col Bright Rwamirama has blamed the low crop productivity in Karamoja sub region on the negative attitude of the men in the region.

Rwamirama who was in the region recently for the launch of the mass vaccination campaign accused men of focusing only on livestock as a major source of livelihood, leaving women to battle with farm work.

According to Rwamirama, in western Uganda where people also depend on livestock, men engage in both activities by supporting women in farm work, adding that this gesture ensures that their families are food secure.

He noted that if the men in Karamoja embrace crop production, grow variety of crops that are conversant with climate and follow the timely guidelines of the Agric-extension workers, issues related to hunger in the sub-region would be permanently addressed.

Rwamirama tasked local authorities together with the Agric-extension workers to scale up sensitization of the locals on the possibilities of practicing crop production alongside livestock production.

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