Farming Tips

Appropriate housing is a necessity for goat farming. It is important that goats are adequately sheltered to protect them from adverse environmental and harsh …

You must not overfeed the sow in the name of feeding it properly. This will make it too fat. If the sow or gilt …

If you plant at a spacing of 3×3 metres within rows, you can have 450 plants on an  acre. Standard holes should be 60cm …

Before you even start setting up a layers’ chicken house, book the day-old chicks. Each costs between sh4,000 and sh5,500. This means that if …

A well-designed farm structure should be able to: Reduce the cost of the materials or utilise locally available materials. Provide safety and comfort to …

The maize lethal nucresis (MLN) which attacks mainly parts of eastern Uganda. Symptoms Rot on the leaves, usually starting from the base of the …

Farmers always have a lot of residue harvests, especially from cereals. There is also an abundance of pasture because of the rains. How can …

Plants give any room a fresh natural look. However, natural plants are expensive to buy, tend and maintain. “You need to water them, add …

Groundnuts are the second most widely grown legume in Uganda, after beans. There has been a substantial increase in the growing of groundnuts as …

Women have been asked to utilise the minimal spaces within their localities to grow vegetables as an alternative source of income and nutritional security.   …