On Thursday, they are checking out various farms.
Ssempijja told the forum that about 68% of Ugandan farmers are still in subsistence farming and only 20% of farmland in Uganda is irrigated yet 15% of...
“I harvested over 1,000kg of upland rice last year."
Solar energy powered water pumps are coming onto the market.
In this article, we use knowledge from our earlier articles to give a simplified guide on how to produce three good crop yields a year.
Irrigation consumes a lot of water because the individual plants can be very many
Realistically today, large amounts of irrigation water from so called Uganda’s lakes can only be drawn by pumping.
Stream and river water is exposed ‘running’ water while lake water generally appears ‘stationary’.
Just like you could be poisoned by what you eat or drink, plants might die if their ‘food and drink’ through the roots is badly contaminated.
The choice for peasants is obvious but they need both technical and administrative guidance.
“Don’t say that. When I heard in whispers that the majestic falls are to go away I was in tears. But why? That will be a tragedy..."
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