The key to maintaining healthy banana plantations often lies in one practice, mulching. Proper mulching conserves soil moisture, suppresses weeds, and improves soil fertility, ensuring steady banana yields throughout the year. It also protects roots from extreme heat, reduces erosion, …
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Whereas agriculture contributes 24% to the national gross domestic product and supports over two-thirds of the population, systemic challenges in the country, including persistent food insecurity, undernourishment, limited access to finance and fragmented coordination continue to hinder the sector’s full …
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Rats may be small, but their destruction is enormous, especially on poultry farms. They silently invade at …
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Theft of poultry is an old and widespread crime that continues to haunt farmers across Uganda. From …
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Coffee is packed in standard sacks of 60kg, before it is stored. According to the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), …
By Herbert Musoke Agricultural modernisation requires professionals throughout the production value chain to enhance both quantity and quality, thus promoting …
