Farmers count losses as birds destroy acres of rice farm

Part of rice farm destroyed by birds at the Magombe Multipurpose Rice Scheme in Bunyala Sub County.

Rice farmers in Bunyala, Busia County, are counting losses following destruction of hundreds of acres of plantation by birds.

The destruction at Magombe Multipurpose Rice Scheme is a setback to the economy of Budalang’i Constituency, where rice is a major cash crop.