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This article talks about the agricultural decline in Uganda. Uganda's economy's backbone is their agricultural sector, but the production has gone downhill for multiple reasons. The rise in population is a major reason. Since they gained their independence, Uganda has gone from 6 million to 35 million and farmers are unable to keep up with the rise. A big reason why they aren't able to keep up is because the youth is more interested in non-agricultural jobs. This makes food more scarce and due to Uganda's heavy reliance on agriculture, the economy has descended continuously. 

Do you think that there is a solution to this problem? To me, the agricultural decline in Uganda seems unlikely to resolve. The land available for farming is not enough for the growing population, not to mention the lack of future farmers.

This article talks about how increased grain prices will affect well-developed countries where the price elasticity of meat and corn is low.