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Daily Monitor
Tuesday December 15 2020
Farmers look on as a coffee expert explains the agronomy of the crop. Farmers in Luweero are now aiming at boosting production. (Representational picture). PHOTO/RACHEL MABALA.
Summary
The use of lead farmers that have model coffee gardens is one of the different strategies that the district has deployed to encourage good farming practices.
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Stakeholders in the coffee industry have set a five-year target for individual farmers to produce six kilogrammes per plant to boost incomes.
The average estimates for coffee production per plant has, however, stagnated between 1.5 to two kilogrammes for the past three years.