Tomatoes are one of the most popular crops grown all over the world. They can be planted anywhere in yards or gardens. Tomatoes like to get off a good start with a really good nitrogen.
A good harvest, however, is useless if there is no market for the produce. Economically-oriented farmers should therefore grow crops that are marketable with an eye on the festive season
Daily Monitor
Saturday May 22 2021
Summary
Field sanitation includes any practices that aims to prevent the spread of pathogens by removing diseased and asymptomatic infected tissue, as well as decontaminating tools, equipment and washing hands.
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Most farmers think that use of pesticide is the most effective strategy for combating diseases.
But according to Dr Christopher Bukenya, Manager of technical and agribusiness services at the National Agricultural Advisory Services (Naads) that is a fallacy.
According to Bukenya, sanitation is one of the effective tactics in disease management strategy in the field.
Field sanitation includes any practices that aims to prevent the spread of pathogens by removing diseased and asymptomatic infected tissue, as well as decontaminating tools, equipment and washing hands.
Greenhouse recommended as essential for vegetable growers in Uganda
Commercial vegetable production is synonymous with the adoption of greenhouse technologies. Doreen Nampamya, a research associate with the Korea Program on International Agriculture (Kopia), Uganda explains that the traditional way of growing vegetables in open fields is related to crop failure due to the adverse climatic condition.
Nampamya says that greenhouse technologies are a form of protected agriculture aimed at addressing limitations of open-field cultivation. The plants are cultivated in sheltered structures covered by a transparent, material. The main purpose of greenhouses is to provide favourable growing conditions and to protect crops from unfavourable weather and various pests. The covering materials can include polyhouse, fibre reinforced plastic house and glasshouse. A greenhouse can be made locally using materials such as eucalyptus trees for support provided it is well sheltered from waterlogged a