In Uganda, pressurised systems of irrigation are increasingly being adopted, this is due to the convenience they render, amongst which, is fertigation. Fertigation in any irrigation practice. involves the introduction of ...

Coffee is primarily produced- by smallholders and is the main source of income for more than 500,000 Ugandan smallholders. In spite of high export earnings from coffee globally, coffee produced in most African countries ...

Uganda's economy is largely agro-based and in an attempt to improve the income base, the developing technology has to meet the needs of the farmers. The poultry sub sector is crucially important in the context of agricultural ...

The need for irrigation and use of Renewable energy sources in Uganda cannot be over emphasized. Due to its tropical location, Uganda is endowed with a wide variety succulent, tropical Fruits. Yet the supply keeps on ...

The proposed study covers the design and construction of a multi-crop manually operated weeder, testing of the prototype of the machine that will be designed and the economic evaluation of the prototype. This study was ...

The use of agrochemicals in greenhouses for flower production is common in many flower farms in Uganda today. This is because of their copious advantages which tantamount to increase in yields, improvement in quality and ...

In Uganda, chili crop plays 8 great roles in earning a foreign exchange. It is grown as a subsistence crop and a cash crop with annual production of 300-700kg per year. It's majorly grown in Western region, West Nile, lira ...

This final project report comprises of four chapters; Chapter one presents background to worldwide rice production and consumption with specific emphasis on Uganda's progress in rice production and value addition activities ...

Rice is one of the major crops through which many people in Uganda earn their livelihood and in the recent past, it has gained a lot of economic importance in Uganda because it has a comparative market advantage of 1.87 ...

The introduction of drip irrigation systems that can water closely spaced crops is a great improvement in Uganda's agricultural sector; this is as a result of continued wastage of farmers' cultivable land as a result of ...