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Over 200 farmers benefit from NARO program to grow bio-fortified bean seeds

Ugasite Feb 8, 2023

‘’Growing up, I had the mindset that beans even though you just scatter them in the garden they will sprout and grow up to the time of their harvest,’’ Tabu Kazimiro, 40, a farmer in Vurra Sub County in Arua district says.

Agriculture Environment

Botanical gardens land is safe – NARO dismisses sale allegations

Ugasite Dec 30, 2022

"The land is safe and has not been sold to anyone. It is still a property of the Government of Uganda," Agona explained that rehabilitation is ongoing to improve and provide eco-friendly facilities to visitors who come to tour and experience the gardens, as well as their capacity to deliver the aforementioned core functions.

Agriculture

Black Rice: A look into NARO’s new released variety

Ugasite Nov 27, 2022

Black rice often referred to as pigmented rice or coloured rice is the original rice type that early people harvested in the wild before farming began

Agriculture

KAGADI: NARO skills farmers to fight armyworms

Ugasite Oct 26, 2022

Over 100 farmers in Kiryanga and Kabamba sub counties in Kagadi District have benefited from…

Agriculture

Minister Kyakulaga tips mango farmers on biological management of mealybug pest

Ugasite Oct 20, 2022

The State Minister for Agriculture Hon. Fred Bwino Kyakulaga wednesday graced an event that saw…

Agriculture

Commodity Prices: Museveni reiterates need to boost local production

Ugasite Jun 8, 2022

President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated the need to boost production saying it is the only…

Agriculture

NARO to spearhead drive to end rice importation in the country

Ugasite Oct 30, 2021

The National Agricultural Research Organization has raised the need to boost rice production in the country saying this will not only promote food sustainability but also help reduce on the high rates of importation of the crop.

Agriculture

NARO calls for commercialisation of yams

Ugasite Oct 30, 2021

The National Agricultural Research Organization has urged yam farmers to consider growing the crop on a large scale because it is very profit yielding in markets.