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If oil palms can be encroached how much maize farms,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added \u201cThe existing farms are encroached. The lands available to be used for production have been encroached on, and the overall landscape available for farms is reducing. Lands available for food production are declining.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kareweh also mentioned the impact of climate change as a factor causing high food prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimate change is also here with us, the rains don\u2019t come at the time we expect and when they come we can\u2019t even control it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He commended the government\u2019s idea of creating the One Village One Dam but noted that no dam has been constructed under the policy although money has been spent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t boast of any single dam built, One Village, One Dam policy is good but the projects do not exist even though money has been spent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it is a dam for irrigation, it must be able to contain a lot of water to use when you need it. We do not have a dam. 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