Uganda, April 29 -- The Minister of State for Fisheries, Ms Helen Adoa, has urged residents of Tororo District to stop cultivating in swamps and instead embrace cattle rearing for livelihood.

Ms Adoa made the remarks during a belated Women's Day celebration held at Apetai Primary School in Apetai Sub County on Sunday. She explained that livestock farming has more nutritional and income-generating advantages compared to destroying wetlands to grow rice, which has a negative impact on the environment and weather patterns.

"The returns from one cow are much more than the 10 bags of rice or sorghum that one can get from a garden in the swamp. I call upon you to stop destroying our swamps and contribute towards a better ecological system," s...