Agriculture In Uganda Crops
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Author | : Joseph K. Mukiibi |
Publisher | : Fountain Books |
Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Crops offers a comprehensive survey of the various strategies for managing and developing increased and sustainable crop production. The study is organised into eight parts, which are: plant genetics and plant genetic resources in Uganda; cereals - milllets, sorghum and maize, oil crops; grain and legumes; roots and tubers - cassava, yams, sweet potatoes and solanum potatoes, and plantains. The remainder of the study concentrates on the agricultural production of traditional cash crop - cotton, coffee, tea, cocoa and sugar; and touches upon new areas, such sa sericulture and mushroom cultivation.
Author | : J. D. Jameson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
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Introduction and organization; Climate; Geology; Water; Soils; Soil fertility; Vegetation; Social background; Economic background; Agricultural Systems; Staple food crops; Cotton; Coffee; Other crops; Insect infestation and crop storage; Crop estimation; Implements; Weeds; grassland; Livestock; Appendix of agricultural statistics; Glossary of common vernacular terms.
Author | : C. C. Wrigley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Author | : John K. Baffoe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
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Author | : Carey Bryan Singleton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Julien Dyke Acland |
Publisher | : Longman for Food and Agriculture Organization |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Samuel Benin, James Thurlow, Xinshen Diao, Allen Kebba, and Nelson Ofwono |
Publisher | : Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Author | : Uganda. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
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Author | : Marjatta Eilittä |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2004-07-07 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1402020457 |
In the 1980s and 1990s, green manure/cover crop (GMCC) systems became a popular agricultural technology in research and development efforts for smallholder tropical and subtropical farmers. However, few syntheses of these experiences have been conducted. This volume of case studies contributes to bridging this gap by reviewing field-level experiences with these systems. Twelve case studies are included. Eleven of them describe experiences from Latin America (4 cases), Africa (6 cases) and Asia (1 case) and the twelfth case reports on the development of a GMCC systems database. Two concluding chapters, `Learning from the Case Studies' and `Future Perspectives', build upon the cases. The systems described are diverse. Some systems have been spontaneously adopted by farmers, while others have been introduced to the farmers through diffusion efforts. Some of the cases reviewed describe small, localized efforts while others report on large-scale, well-known ones, such as the combination of GMCCs and conservation tillage in Santa Catarina, Brazil, the maize-Mucuna system in northern Honduras, and the improved fallow systems in Eastern Zambia. Most experiences include both development and research aspects and to the extent possible the cases integrate these two. Discussion of the strengths and shortcomings of the systems and efforts is frank, and the goal is to learn from these experiences to benefit future efforts. It is expected that both researchers and development practitioners and students of tropical farming systems and soil management will find this volume of case studies useful.
Author | : Van Campenhout, Bjorn |
Publisher | : Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | : 4 |
Release | : 2016-09-28 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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Rice is becoming increasingly important for Ugandan farm households, both as a cash crop and staple food. Rice production in Uganda increased from about 110,000 tons in 2000 to about 237,000 tons in 2014 and the share of rice in total consumption also grew over time. Previous research as part of the PASIC project, a policy action project funded by the Embassy of the King-dom of the Netherlands in Uganda and led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF) with support of IFPRI, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), suggests that a lack of knowledge may be an important constraint to sustainable intensification among rice growers in eastern Uganda. In-deed, rice growing is a complex activity that requires substantial technical and managerial know-how. Successful rice growing involves a range of activities, such as leveling of fields, construction of bunds and canals, sowing in nurseries, transplanting, water and nutrient management, threshing, drying, winnowing, and milling. To get high yields, all of these activities need to be performed according to recommended practices and at particular points in time. In addition, rice growing involves complex inter-temporal decision making, where money and labor invested today needs to be compared to uncertain earnings in the fu-ture. Hence, farmers need to be informed about, for instance, the cost of fertilizer and the expected return to its use on rice, or about the expected benefits of investing time in field preparation.