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Saving local cassava varieties to enhance food security in Uganda
By Settumba Mukasa and Moses Erongu, College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Makerere University Cassava is the most important root crop in Uganda, grown in most parts of the country because of its ability to survive in a wide range of soil and weather conditions. It also serves as a family food reserve crop because of its ability to store in the soil for … Read More Saving local cassava varieties to enhance food security in Uganda
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Women farmers in Eastern Uganda reap big from cassava processing
By Stanslus Okurut and Settumba Mukasa, College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Makerere University Under their group the Popular Knowledge Women’s Initiative (P’KWI), women farmers in Soroti District, Eastern Uganda, are reaping big from processing fresh cassava roots into High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF). Lack of access to adequate and sustainable markets has been a perennial challenge of cassava farmers in Eastern Uganda -the … Read More Women farmers in Eastern Uganda reap big from cassava processing