Browsing by Author "Ssali, J Michael"

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    Agric minister decries soil erosion
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-10-21) Ssali, J Michael
    The Minister if Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, Vincent Ssempijja has decried the ongoing massive soil erosion in Kabale District.
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    Challenges farmers are facing today
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-23) Ssali, J Michael
    The interesting news in the report for us in Uganda is that while the crisis has already begun to impact fertilizer, fuel, and transport costs across sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda stands out as an exception, recording sharp fertilizer price declines, easing supply conditions.
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    East Africa coffee market expands
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-03-01) Ssali, J Michael
    Starting with Uganda, which led in performance, recording a 36 percent growth in production, more than double that of Rwanda and Ethiopia at 17.6 and 16.3 per cent, respectively, the region did well for itself.
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    Fighting plant pests
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-02-10) Ssali, J Michael
    Pests are described as insects, bacteria, viruses, birds, and rodents that destroy crops by eating them or by infecting them with diseases.
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    He turned his backyard into a fish farm
    (Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-03) Ssali, J Michael
    John Lubega Wavamuno, of Nkalwe village, Kingo sub-county in Lwengo district has been rearing fish for the last three years on his crop farm located on top of the hill and far away from swamps where normally fish are farmed in Uganda. What i have done is to bring the swamp conditions to the backyard off one of the old buildings at the far end of my compound and so i am a fish farmer now like all others in the swamps and valleys .
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    How we can save coffee scientifically
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-03-01) Ssali, J Michael
    "Why we should genetically modify coffee" by Ross Pomeroy published in Real clear science indicated that rising temperatures and diseases such as coffee rust and twig borer are bound to wipe out Arabica coffee.
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    Kasozi's pumpkin wine a great deal
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-10-21) Ssali, J Michael
    Peter Kasozi is generating income after adding value to the pumpkin, writes Michael J Ssali.
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    Scaling down food migration welcome
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-10-21) Ssali, J Michael
    Uganda joined the rest of the world last Monday this week to mark World Food Day. The activities took place at Karengyere Demonstration Farm in Rubanda District under the theme: "Change the future of migration. Invest on Food Security and Rural Development".
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    The future of farming
    (Saturday Monitor, 2018-02-03) Ssali, J Michael
    Land disputes are getting more frequent as population pressure on land builds up. The population is increasing at the same rate as the struggle for people to get farming space.
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    Thoughts on the bio-technology law
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-10-14) Ssali, J Michael
    Last week, the Parliament of Uganda passed the Biotechnology and Bio-safety Bill into law. This should be welcome news for farmers and all those interested in the economic growth of the country.
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    Understanding the marketing of farm products
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-02-28) Ssali, J Michael
    In farming marketing is a process involving all activities of transforming raw farm products from the state in which they are at the farm into consumer goods.
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    Why pests are a big cause of worry
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-02-21) Ssali, J Michael
    It is important to note that not all pests can be eliminated with chemical treatments, in fact, some pests, particularly certain viruses, currently have no known chemical cure.