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Guide for hybrid crops to plant this season
Saturday April 03 2021
Farmers have cleared their gardens and sowing the seeds is ongoing in several parts of the country. Agronomists recommend hybrid varieties which will beget high yields.
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Early this week, the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) predicted heavy first rainy season which has already started.
Seeds of Gold talked with several agronomy experts breeding various crop varieties and below they share the crops farmers should plant this season.
Beans
The head of the bean programme at the National Crop Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI) in Namulonge Dr Stanley Nkalubo explains that farmers are advised to grow hybrid bean varieties which are high yielding.
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