President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday directed farmers in the Kigezi sub-region to stop cultivating and fishing in wetlands, noting that they should instead preserve them and their surrounding ecosystems.
During his Parish Development Model (PDM) tour of the Kigezi sub-region, Museveni said that farmers living near wetlands can only fish on the banks of swamps, leaving the main wetland and swamp areas untouched to allow water to flow freely.
He advised Kigezi residents that maintaining a smooth flow of water in wetland catchment areas will aid irrigation and ultimately benefit farmers.
“These wetlands can be used in a better way. You can do fish farming and get much more money but you also preserve the wetlands,” Museveni said.
Museveni also revealed plans to meet with tea growers nationwide to discuss their concerns about tea prices.
