Chairperson National Planning Authority, Professor Pamela Mbabazi with the Team at NPA visit Musubi Farm as Avocado makes it on the country’s list of high-value crops. The team carried out the farm visit as the first practical step in a bid to
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Avocado is one of the most demanded crops in both the local and international markets. In this, farmers are now embracing the high value crop as they ditch less profitable crops such as maize and sugarcane. Hass avocado variety is on demand
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Mulching is the process of applying a material over the soil surface. Soil is live material whose temperature, just like the human body temperature should be maintained. The ideal temp for avocado is 18-26⁰C. Exceeding this kills the microbes that are desirable
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The avocado is a climacteric fruit that ripens after it is harvested. The fruit needs to be picked when it is physiologically mature to ensure the avocado will continue to ripen properly. Mature fruit will develop varying tastes depending on the variety.
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Uganda is known for its luxurious weather, with the best rain patterns on the globe and fertile soils. For us to leverage on the competitive advantage our motherland bears over the rest of the world, the time to pick up our tools
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Background: Avocados have been around for thousands of years. They are native to Central America and Mexico where they were cultivated by early humans as far back as 500BC. The Hass variety takes its name from an American postal worker, Rudolph Hass,
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A new technique to grow avocados faster means that shortages of this popular fruit might soon be a thing of the past. Tests and research are to start soon. These should help avocado farmers expand their plantations and production at an accelerated
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If there was any fruit that identified most with Southern California, that icon of buttery goodness would be the avocado. And out there, the king of avocados is the Hass. Once an obscure cultivar, it now accounts for 80 percent of the
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