Tolerant wheat varieties key to increased production
Daily Monitor Friday December 11 2020 Wobibi shows the fields where candidate varieties are being tested at Bulengeni. Below, a close-up of the wheat ears growing at the demonstration farms. PHOTO/ GEORGE KATONGOLE Advertisement Barely a day passes without most Ugandans, especially in the urban areas, consuming wheat products. Wheat is a high-elevation crop, with barley, arabica coffee and potatoes. Neither is a native crop to Uganda. According to researchers, wheat was introduced to Uganda at the beginning of the 20th century. The domestic consumption of wheat products has been on a stea...
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