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Bagging silage a better option for smallholder farmers

Most farmers keep silage in piles, trenches or heaps which are costly to smallholder farmers

Secrets of getting higher yields taught at Farm Clinic

Eastern Uganda farmers get tips  on climate smart agriculture

Daily Monitor Wednesday January 06 2021 Michael Bosli a potato seed producer from Kween, exhibits rooted apical cuttings at the Farm Clinic held at Bulengeni last Saturday. Uganda is using the technology to enhance food security Photo/ George Katongole Summary Farmers are always looking for reliable information on sustainable agriculture, how to get started in farming, how to access loan facilities, and how to pursue profitable niche markets.  The answers to these and many other similar questions were available from the during the 18th edition Seeds of Gold Farm Clinic at Buginyanya Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (BugiZARDI) in Bulengeni, Bulambuli District last Saturday.

Tolerant wheat varieties key to increased production

Daily Monitor Friday December 11 2020 Wobibi shows the fields where candidate varieties are being tested at Bulengeni. Below, a close-up of the wheat ears growing at the demonstration farms. PHOTO/ GEORGE KATONGOLE Advertisement Barely a day passes without most Ugandans, especially in the urban areas, consuming wheat products.  Wheat is a high-elevation crop, with barley, arabica coffee and potatoes. Neither is a native crop to Uganda.  According to researchers, wheat was introduced to Uganda at the beginning of the 20th century. The domestic consumption of wheat products has been on a steady rise. In 2010, 131,000 metric tonnes of wheat were consumed in Uganda yet today the consumption stands at 480,000 metric tonnes.

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