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Kadin Oundo from Uganda sells watermelons at the Busia market on Monday. [Ignatius Odanga, Standard]
Residents of Teso South constituency who used to earn a living farming watermelons are no longer at ease.
During harvesting season, the farmers would receive buyers from across the country. The money earned helped them to pay school fees for their children and put food on the table.
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