Makerere University Business School-MUBS Economics Lecturer and Policy Analyst, Ramathan Ggoobi says the Coronavirus (COVID-19), which has since been declared a pandemic is economically contagious and has attacked all sectors of the economy at all fronts.
The Agency added that unlike other agricultural products that are destined for consumption, there is a greater risk that any pests carried in seeds could establish themselves and spread after planting.
The five East African Community member states are set to resume negotiations with the European Union over the controversial Economic Partnership Agreements.
