Crop residues in the Mt.Elgon region are traditionally regarded as waste or “Kamandu” and disposed oflargely through burning. In doing so, low resource farmers forfeit theopportunity to use this cost-effective resource for soil fertility impr...
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Use of clean seed is important for increasing crop production as well as a key strategy for controlling pests and diseases in vegetatively propagated crops such banana. The decapitation technique is a locally available technology that can enha...
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CBSD is a major threat to food security in the ASARECA region and the development of resistant cultivars is therefore of primary importance to farmers Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and cassa...
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Cashew(Anacadium occidentale) is a large tree crop that belongs in the same family asmangoes. It grows best in sandy soils, in areas of as low as 500 mm ofrainfall. It has significant potential for...
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Description of the protocols
The innovation is the development of appropriate protocols for making ready-to-drink juice. Passion fruit is a high value crop and farmers normally sell the fruit, but adoption of value-a...
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