Farming Tips

The pond must be rectangular, because this makes it easy to maintain, especially when guarding it against silting. It is also easy to harvest …

The price of mangoes in some supermarkets, is as high as sh3,000 for the improved breeds. Smaller ones cost sh500 off season in city …

In 2008, 53 cows were struck dead by lightning in Katosi, Mukono district. That is the highest number of cattle killed by lightning in …

Moses Ssekimpi, who owns a farm near Kapeeka, trusted the three farm workers that he employed. After all, they had receipts of both sales …

Henry Sight Lugoloobi is a poultry farmer. He keeps broilers in areas of Namulonge, Wakiso district. His over 20,000 broilers sit in three big …

By Andrew Masinde                        Pruning is one of the agricultural practices done in the …

By Dr Jolly Kabirizi           Napier stunt disease (NSD) is caused by a group of phytoplasma, 16SrXI strain bacteria. A leafhopper is the vector of …

By Jolly Kabirizi        Water hyacinth is rich in Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium as well as other plant nutrients.  An alternate option is to utilize water …

By Jolly Kabirizi         Profitable fish culture requires a reliable supply of fish feed as a source of protein for growth nutrients …

Harvesting water helps farmers save a lot of money that would otherwise have been spent on piped water for domestic use. Here is how …