Tag Archives: crops

Kalaki, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several people have been displaced as heavy rains continue to submerge households in Teso region. With the heavy rains that have continued to hit the region over 200 households have been displaced due to flooding of Lake Kyoga in Kalaki district.  The most affected …

Soroti, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Farmers in Soroti are struggling to come to terms with rains that started in late January.  Soroti and other parts of Teso have experienced heavy rains for the last five days, making some roads impassable and destroying the little harvest realized from last season. Last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Maize and sesame (sim sim) farmers in Uganda are laughing to the bank after the prices of their crops rebounded pushing the country’s export earnings up in August. Maize export earnings were up by 145% in the month of August, bringing in $13m (Shs 48bn) …

On a South African farm, despair over  attack Onderstepoort, South Africa | AFP | Peeling back the maize plant’s leaves reveals a small brown caterpillar — an armyworm that writhes as it burrows into the heart of the crop, producing a sticky dark paste. Eighty percent of the Prinsloo family’s …