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West Nile set to grow apples

Posted 6 days ago

Skeptics said, “You can never grow apples in West Nile”, referring to the apple growing trials in the region. It was believed that apples or other temperate fruit trees cannot grow in the region that experiences mainly tropical climate characterized by...

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Let’s find new ways to improve agriculture

Posted 6 days ago

One of the main challenges facing Ugandan agriculture today is how to increase production to...

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Yellow and green: A fruit that quenches thirst

Posted 6 days ago

Lemon fruits have a sharp acidic taste. While some have yellow skins and others have green...

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How a cow can transform a household

Posted 25/1/2012

Last week, 21 farmers in Masaka Diocese got what Fr Peter Ssenkayi, assistant director of...

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Farmers face double cassava disease strike

Posted 25/1/2012

The spread of the two viral diseases in the Kibuku District is causing major production...

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One crop, many uses: Finger millet is always available

Posted 25/1/2012

The crop is grown in different regions of the country during different seasons, which means...

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How will farmers benefits from GMOs?

Posted 25/1/2012

We hear plans are underway to introduce genetically modified crops in Uganda. I would like to...

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