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Coffee has been Uganda's most important cash crop since the 1980s. [1] In 2013, coffee exports totalled US$425.4 million. [5]: page 235 a female farmer from Uganda. Majority of Ugandan people rely on farming as their source of income in some cities woman own farms in order to provide for their families. [6]
Goat farming involves the raising and breeding of domestic goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) as a branch of animal husbandry. People farm goats principally for their meat , milk , fibre and skins . Goat farming can be very suited to production alongside other livestock (such as sheep and cattle) on low-quality grazing land.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is a cabinet-level ministry of the government of Uganda.The mandate of the ministry is to "formulate, review and implement national policies, plans, strategies, regulations and standards and enforce laws, regulations and standards along the value chain of crops, livestock and fisheries".
By May 1994, Bóthar had sent hundreds of cows to poor farming families in Uganda, in collaboration with organisations such as the Uganda Catholic Secretariat, the Church of Uganda Livestock Improvement Programme, the Ugandan Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Co-operatives' 'Dairy Co-operative Project,' the Young Women's Christian Association ...
When Amin fled from Uganda in 1979, the nation's GDP measured only 80 percent of the 1970 level. [6] Industrial output declined sharply, as equipment, spare parts, and raw materials became scarce. [6] From 1981 to 1983, the country experienced a welcome 17.3 percent growth rate, but most of this success occurred in the agricultural sector. [6]
Dairy farming in Uganda (1 C, 1 P) F. Ugandan farmers (4 P) ... Pages in category "Agriculture in Uganda" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Farm Africa was founded in 1985 by Sir Michael Wood (1918-1987), a doctor who had co-founded the African Medical and Research Foundation (Amref), and David Campbell, an agriculturalist. Campbell served as executive director until 1999, when he was succeeded by Dr Christie Peacock, who joined the charity in 1988. [ 1 ]
Bantu speaking farmers first arrived in far-southern Uganda in the year 1000BC. [6] [3] They also raised goats and chickens, and they probably kept some cattle by 400 BCE.[citation needed] Their knowledge of agriculture and use of iron-forging technology permitted them to clear the land and feed ever larger numbers of settlers. [3]