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ADC to use drones to tame rampant seed maize theft in Trans Nzoia

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Alarmed by rampant theft of its seed maize due to high demand for the crop in Uganda, the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) is set to use surveillance drones to tame the vice on its farms in Trans Nzoia County.

ADC Managing Director Mr. Mohammed Bulle said they have been forced to use drones to monitor operations on the expansion farms to curb any illegal activities including the theft of seed maize.

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