Farming Tips

Ideally, breeds that give a good feed-to-weight conversion ratio should be fattened. Feed-to-weight conversion means the speed at which an animal turns feeds it …

The Uganda National Apiculture Development Organisation (TUNADO) has advised the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) and farmers in general to use friendly pesticides/chemicals to …

There are thousands of herbs that farmers can use to keep their livestock healthy. Most of the herbs are wild, but all of them …

Symptoms Rot on the leaves, usually starting from the base of the young leaves in the whorl (funnel) and extending upwards toward the leaf …

One of the crops that can give you fast and good money is passion fruits. Passion fruits can be grown on a small piece …

For vegetable growing, no garden can be entirely pest-free. But you can reduce the risk of insect, disease and weed problems if you take …

Soil selection The growth of nursery plants depends on the texture (the proportion of sand, silt and clay) of the soil. Loamy soils containing …

Chickpeas, also called garbanzo/dengubeans or gram, are regarded as beans, yet botanically; they are neither beans nor peas. The chickpea is an annual legume, …

What is lumpy disease? Lumpy skin disease is a viral disease of cattle characterised by nodules or lumps on the skin. It usually occurs …

Music has a wide range of purposes covering everything from entertainment to medicine to religious praises. Just like humans, cows have good days and …