Lango Cultural Institution searching for land to plant 40,000 seedlings

LANGO – Lango Cultural Institution is searching for free land in the sub-region to plant 40,000 tree seedlings offered by Busoga Kingdom and Rotary Club International.

According to the Prime Minister of Lango Cultural Foundation, James Robert Ajal, the initiative is an attempt to mitigate the impact of climate change.

“We are in touch with Busoga Kingdom and Rotary International and they intend to give us 40,000 tree seedlings to plant and we are requesting you (LC5 Chairpersons) to give us land,” he says.

Uganda is experiencing the impacts of climate change, which include changing weather patterns, drop in water levels, increased frequency of extreme weather events like floods, as well as drought, whose social economic impacts makes communities very vulnerable.

According to the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) Index, it ranks Uganda as the 9th most vulnerable in Africa and 27th least ready to adapt to the impact of climate change.

The Uganda climate change report for 2016, indicates that its effects have turned the season around with the country experiencing shorter or longer rains and harsh drought especially in the Eastern and North-Eastern.

Ajal says, Otuke district has promised to give the cultural institution five hectares of land for planting the seedlings and that they want to give them all buffer zone which covers upto Karamoja border for the project.

“They also want to give us cassava cuttings,” he says, adding that their main focus is on tree seedlings as one of the contributions to mitigate the impact of climate change.

The development was revealed last week during a meeting called by Lango Paramount Chief, Yosam Odur at his country home in Teboke sub-county, Apac district.

The LC5 Chairpersons and Resident District Commissioners (RDC) were summoned by the Chief over security matters in the sub-region.

Ajal advises people of Lango to desist from producing seasonal crops but refocus on perennial crops such as corn, hass avocado and coffee to help in fighting household poverty.

The Oyam LC5 Chairperson, Benson Dila who also doubles as the Speaker of Lango Cultural Institution says, it is the right time for people to change their mindset and migrate from subsistence to commercial farming.

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