Farming Tips

By Joshua Kato        According to Alice Kangave, bee keeper and former Entomologist  at the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Apiary and …

By Joshua Kato By the eighth month of setting up the hives and colonization, there’s honey to harvest in the hives. However, a farmer should …

By Umar Nsubuga Livestock farming is one of the versatile sectors in Uganda that employs a significant number of Uganda’s population. It supports millions …

By Morris Ogenga-Latigo In 2021 erratic weather, drought and hailstorms that afflicted various parts of Uganda triggered serious concerns about climate change, food security, …

By Joshua Kato One of the biggest challenges that farmers face during the rainy season are diseases. Pigs are attacked by swine fever while …

How do I manage Soil Fertility in coffee shamba? Coffee requires fertile soils with high levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK). The fertilizer …

How do I train/Bend a Coffee Tree? Coffee is trained in a multiple system by bending and pegging down 6-month-old plants at about 45 …

What is the best way of Planting Coffee? Plant coffee plants 2 to 4 weeks after the onset of the rainy season. Roots protruding …

What is the best way of preparing a hole for planting coffee? Mark positions where the coffee will be planted with pegs arranged in …

By Prossy Nandudu Mount Elgon region is one of the areas with fragile ecosystems characterized with mudslides, landslides and flooding. During flooding, water washes …