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EFFECT OF RAPID POPULATION GROWTH ON SMALL SCALE AGRICULTURE
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SMALL SCALE AGRICULTURE
Factors that favor farming activities in polder land. Relatively high rainfall Fertile, well-drained clay soil Cool temperatures/low rate of evaporation Flat land easy to mechanize Good infrastructural facilities Large market for agricultural produce Scientific farming hence high yields
Sugarcane is a coarse perennial grass belonging to the Saccharum family. It was introduced in Kenya in 1902 by an Australian farmer whereby commercial growing began in Miwani, Kibos, and Ramisi. Main Growing Areas Nyanza: Muhoroni, Miwani, Chemilil and Awendo.Coastal: Ramisi.Western: Mumias, Nzoia, Kabras, Nambele Conditions Favouring Sugarcane growing (requirements) Physical High temperatures(21◦c-27◦C) High and …
Mixed farming is the growing of crops and rearing animals on the same farm. For example if you grow maize and beans and at the same time you rear cattle and sheep that kind of farming is referred to as mixed farming. The following are Characteristics of mixed farming Crops are grown and animals reared …
Rice in Uganda, it’s grown in Pallisa, Namutumba, Bugiri, Manafwa, and Iganga in eastern Uganda. Upland rice does not require a lot of water and so it’s grown in Wakiso, Kayunga, and Mukono districts. It’s also grown at the Kibimba rice scheme, Doho rice scheme, and Olwenyi rice scheme near Lake Kyoga. In Kenya, it’s …
COTTON in Uganda It is grown in Gulu, Lira, Soroti, Tororo, Oyam, Dokolo, Amolatar, Kaberamaido, Iganga, Kasese, Apac and Kamuli. In Kenya, it is grown in the Nyanza province near Kisumu and Bungoma. In Tanzania, it is grown near Tabora, the Kondoa region, and in Sukuma land. CONDITIONS FOR GROWTH OF COTTON The alternating wet …
Tobacco is a commercial non-food plant that is consumed by smoking and by chewing. It’s used in the manufacturing of cigarettes. It’s widely grown in the West Nile region of Uganda e.g. Arua, Adjumani, Nebbi, Yumbe, and Moyo. Other areas where it’s grown in Uganda include; Kiryandongo, Nakasongola, Kigezi, Bushenyi, Wakiso, Mubende, Masindi, Oyam, and …
DEFINITION OF BUSH FALLOWING AND SHIFTING CULTIVATION shifting bush fallowing is an advanced form of shifting cultivation replacing traditional shifting cultivation because of population increase leading to scarcity of land and need for agricultural modernization. it involves farmers moving from one plot to another when land loses fertility but on the same area on a …
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ROTATIONAL BUSH FALLOWING AND SHIFTING CULTIVATION Read More »