BITOOMA TOWN COUNCIL PARENTS FAIL TO PAY SCHOOL FEES OVER FLUCTUATED TEA PRICES

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Tea Farmers in Bitooma town council Bushenyi District have appealed to government to intervene following the fluctuating prices of tea leaves.

Majority of farmers in the district derive their livelihood from tea growing.

A kilogramme of unprocessed tea now costs Shs250 down from Shs500.

Some farmers say that they left planting of banana plantations, pineapples and coffee thinking that tea would eradicate poverty in their families but it is not the case

Others say they have failed to raise school fees for their children.

Pulitazio Tumwiine, a resident of Kashambya Bitooma town council Bushenyi district said that he is going to uproot tea and plant coffee.

Evans Ahimbisibwe, a resident of Kimuri Bitooma town council said that the government should intervene before they resort to banana plantations and pineapple gardens.

This is not the first time tea farmers are coming out to wage their complaints but they have not yet received any help from the government.

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