Roundup: Uganda strives to balance food systems


KAMPALA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- As the world is set to commemorate World Food Day on Friday in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uganda says it is striving to balance the food systems that have been also disrupted by the impacts of the virus.

Vincent Ssempijja, minister of agriculture, told reporters here on Tuesday that although Uganda produces more than enough food to feed everyone, its food systems are out of balance.

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