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Item Agricultural scientists discuss techniques of communicating science(Saturday Monitor, 2017-07-22) Afedraru, LomindaAgriculture scientists from 20 countries on Tuesday converged in Uganda to discuss ways of easing communication in agriculture science.Item Agriculture sector continues to develop amid challenges.(Daily Monitor, 2017-10-09) Afedraru, LomindaAs Uganda celebrates 55 years of Independence, agriculture is one of the sectors that have registered growth. Currently, many farmers are adopting modern methods of farming of farming as well as applying innovations. This include, improved agronomy practices for improved yields.Item Avian flu: What farmers should do.(Saturday Monitor, 2017-01-21) Afedraru, LomindaThis week the ministries of agriculture and health issued an alert about an Avian flu outbreak in Wakiso, Kalangala and Masaka districts.Item Best practices sybean farmers can adopt today(Saturday Monitor, 2017-07-29) Afedraru, LomindaSoybean is a legume crop that fixes nitrogen into the soil adding to its fertility and the beans are rich in vegetable protein including bioactive food components and several important nutrients such as fiber and iron.Item Dr Kiggundu : plant breeder who gave it all to journalists.(Daily Monitor, 2026-04-14) Afedraru, LomindaThe scientist is credited for bridging science and media coverage, leaving a lasting legacy in agricultural genetics across Africa.Item Easy ways to preserve fish(Saturday Monitor, 2017-08-05) Afedraru, LomindaUganda is richly endowed with natural water bodies and fisheries play a very important role as a basis for subsistence and commercial livelihood of agood nmber of people. Lake Victoria is the largest and economically most significant of the national fisheries contribution.Item Farmer finds gold mine in quail eggs(Saturday Monitor, 2017-07-14) Afedraru, LomindaQuail farming is not so common in Uganda like the rearing of other poultry birds such as chicken, turkey and ducks.Item Get good yields from your rice enterprise with good practices(Saturday Monitor, 2017-07-15) Afedraru, LomindaRice production in Uganda started in the 1940's mainly for food consumption but due to a number of constraints, production remained minimal until the 1970's when farmers appealed to the then government for assistance.Item Getting high yields from tomatoes(Saturday Monitor, 2017-08-05) Afedraru, LomindaTomato is a vegetable from the solanaceae family and it is one of the popularly grown vegetables by Ugandan farmers for commercial purpose. The choice of a tomato cultivar is based on fruit quality, adaptability and reliability as well as susceptibility to diseases and pests.Item He left teaching to grow passion fruits in Luwero .(Saturday Monitor, 2017-08-26) Afedraru, LomindaJoseph Sande quit teaching to follow his dream in farming, writes Lominda Afedraru.Item How to get more milk out of your cow.(Daily Monitor, 2017-09-02) Bbosa, Denis; Afedraru, LomindaExperts led by Dr Constantine Katangole advise dairy farmers to embrace best practices if they are to get high milk yields from the cows; Denis Bbosa and Lominda Afedraru write.Item How to manage livestock during droughts.(Saturday Monitor, 2017-01-28) Afedraru, LomindaLengthy dry periods affect livestock and reduce not only productivity but lead to losses as well. there are a few things farmers can do to manage through such tough times.Item Kabega adds value to milk, earns big.(Saturday Monitor, 2017-10-07) Afedraru, LomindaA Luwero district dairy farmer, Brian Kabega, a graduate in dairy Industry and Business from Makerere University is reaping from milk after adding value to it to produce yoghurt. Kabega who lives in Luwero district, says the door of prosperity were opened to him in 2014 after completing a short course at Bukalasa Agricultural college in Animal production and management.Item Kitchen gardening can improve food security.(Daily Monitor, 2026-02-21) Afedraru, LomindaKitchen gardens are usually designed to allow frequent harvesting of fresh vegetables for home consumption.Item Monitor to host climate change conference(Daily Monitor, 2017-10-17) Afedraru, LomindaMore than 80 per cent of Ugandans depend on agriculture as a source of livelihood yet the sector is hit by climate change effects.Item New cassava variety developed.(Saturday Monitor, 2017-09-23) Afedraru, LomindaCassava is an important source of food and income for smallholder farmers in several African countries, including Uganda because it grows well in conditions of drought and low soil fertility. However, viral diseases especially Cassava Brown Streak Virus (CBSV) and Cassava Mosaic Virus (CMV) can destroy up to 100 per cent of a cassava crop which ca lead to hunger.Item Nutrition week to focus on schools.(Daily Monitor., 2026-05-30) Afedraru, LomindaFeeding Uganda's population with a nutritious diet requires moving past mere food sufficiency to ensure access to balanced, bio fortified diets. It also means addressing systemic challenges across local agriculture such as climate smart farming,Item Purple fleshed sweet potato varieties released.(Daily Monitor, 2026-03-07) Afedraru, LomindaThe National Agriculture Research Organisation (NARO) which is tasked with breeding crop varieties recently released purple fleshed sweet potato, the first of its kind. Scientists began breeding the variety in the year 2016.Item Reap great yield from passion fruit(Saturday Monitor, 2017-07-08) Afedraru, LomindaPassion fruit is easy to grow and a farmer is able to reap within eight-12 months. The most common types grown by farmers include the purple Grandilla popularly known for its scent locally known as Kasese, Masaka and Kenyan passion fruit variety.Item Researchers release hybrid bean varieties(Saturday Monitor, 2017-08-12) Afedraru, LomindaAnemia Which iss an indicator of iron deficiency afflicts almost one out of two non-pregnant women and 50 percent of children under five in Uganda.