In Uganda, New Rice for Africa (NERICA), a high-yielding upland rice variety suitable for the African environment, was introduced to increase food security and reduce poverty in rural areas in 2002. However, more than 50% of the NERICA adopters in 2004 had abandoned it in 2006. The regression results indicate that the low profitability of […]
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a set of good practices that introduces a new way of farming rice to smallholders. By using less seed, land and water, the new system significantly increases yields in most cases, but at the same time intensifies work requirements at some stages. The remarkable results obtained by farmers […]
This is a revised “Rice Cultivation Handbook”, for both upland and lowland rice cultivation techniques to help improve rice crop management. This version contains more photos to help our farmers comprehend more about better rice cultivation techniques. The revised version also contains editions such as “Farm record keeping” to assist farmers manage their production […]