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Good Farming Practices

Good farming practices

Farming Practices & Methods

Sustainable crop production intensification can be achieved though good farming practices which follow ecosystem-based approaches designed to improve sustainability of production systems.
They aim at meeting consumer needs for products that are of high quality, safe and produced in an environmentally and socially responsible way.
Good farming practices that integrate biodiversity and ecosystem management for sustainable crop production intensification are principally applied at a local scale, and refer to agricultural management practices, approaches and technologies that can be used to produce high yields of crop, while maintaining environmental sustainability.

Achieving Seasonal produce that highlights the true cost of farming

Farming Practices to Preserve Land & Water

Farming Practice for

Improved Rice Cultivation

Rice is one of the major staple foods in Uganda. Its production has increased over the years as people change their consumption trends. It has evolved from a purely subsistence to a successful commercial crop.
Improved rice production involves improved soil, nutrient management, water use, and tillage practices.

Farming Practice for

Soil Improvement Techniques

Soils are living systems that are vital for producing the food and fiber humans need and for maintaining the ecosystems on which all life ultimately depends. Soil directly and indirectly affects agricultural productivity, water quality, and the global climate through its function as a medium for plant growth, a regulator and partitioner of water flow.

Farming Practice for

Intensive Maize Farming

Maize crop improvement has been one of the top areas of research with accomplishments in the fields developing high-yielding and disease-resistant varieties that are adaptable to sub-Saharan Africa's various agroecological zones.
Maize production has improved in Uganda with the adoption of improved technologies by farmers.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Get answers to FAQs about farming in Uganda.

Are organic products of the same quality as other foods?

Organic production methods differ from conventional ones – but the aim is nonetheless to produce top-quality foods. The difference is that instead of using chemical compounds to combat pests or weeds, organic farmers use multi-annual crop rotations and resistant varieties to prevent such problems from occurring in the first place.

It is important for farmers to purchase quality seed and this can be done by consulting zonal research institutes.
The recommended maize seed include hybrid Longe series namely; Longe 9H, 10H, Bazooka varieties UH5051, UH5052 and UH5053.
Farmers who are mindful of drought stricken conditions are encouraged to use the eight drought Tego varieties which have since been released for use. They include WE1101, WE2101, WE2103, WE2106, WE2115, WE2114, WE3106 and WE3109. They were bred under the Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) breeding project. The wema series are drought and disease tolerant.
Farmers growing maize in highland areas are recommended to use maize varieties bred from Kenya namely H614 and H628.

-   Soybeans do grow better on friable soils which have rather adequate nitrogen and phosphorus minerals.
-   On a well prepared field, open up holes of about 5-6 cm in rows.
-   Use certified seeds for sowing.
-   Before placing the seeds in to the holes, dust them with thairum to protect them from fungi.
-   Using 2-3 seeds sow them in to the holes and cover with soils.
-   Weed the crop 2 to 3 weeks from planting. NPK fertilizers can be used to supplement nitrogen and phosphorus source in the soil.
-   Harvest the crop as recommended above.

No-Till, Cover Crops Are Keys to Soil Health

No-Till Farming

No-till farming is the practice of leaving the ground as it is and not disturbing it with tillage at all.

Cover Crops

Cover crops help me to return organic soil matter back to the Earth, and protect the soil from erosion. They also help to reduce the presence of weeds in fields. And they, along with the residue from no-till, hold moisture in the soil.

No-till and cover crops are keys to improving our soil and water quality, which are two things consumers really care about when they look at large farmers.