Farmers in the Lango sub-region have been advised not to hurriedly sell their harvested grains to food merchants from neighboring regions to avoid suffering hunger in the future. Mr. Geoffrey Etwop, the Clan Head of Ober Clan, urged farmers not to be excited by the high prices during the Christmas season and the ready markets for their produce, as there is still an impending food crisis in Lango.
Etwop stated that hundreds of trucks are roaming the district and Lira City in the Lango sub-region, buying food, and farmers are rushing to sell their produce without realizing that hunger is still looming in the region. He observed that many farmers incur losses from what they planted, not knowing that hunger is on the horizon.
Etwop warned farmers to refrain from selling off their grains, as it exposes their families to serious famine, especially since the second-season harvest has not been good at all. According to Awitong Geoffrey Etwop, this warning is necessary because food prices will likely soar between March and August 2025.
He further explained that farmers in the Lango sub-region need to reserve food for future use and resist the temptation to sell their harvest early to meet immediate needs, as they may end up buying back those foodstuffs at a higher price later. He lamented that farmers are rushing to sell their produce, describing it as dangerous.
“It is disheartening that even the little food produced is being sold off,” he said. “Farmers should reserve their food for next year.” He added that farmers should not sell their foodstuffs to buy new clothes. “They can sell their animals if they are financially pressed, but not their harvest,” the Clan Head advised.
He also called on cultural, political, and religious leaders to encourage their followers to be cautious of food merchants who will be buying at cheap prices now. “I am appealing to cultural leaders, political leaders, and religious leaders to educate their followers to reserve their food, as merchants from other regions will buy at low prices and later sell it for a higher price,” Etwop said.
