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    Banana Production Manual
    (National Agriculture Research Organisation, 1998-01-02) National Agriculture Research Organisation
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    Manual for Production of Live Feed (Moina) for African Catfish Fry
    (National Fisheries Resources Research Institute - NaFIRRI, 2014-09-06)
    The African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) is a commercially farmed fish in Uganda, second in importance after the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). This catfish has gained rapid popularity in aquaculture because of its faster growth and higher pond yields attaining average weight of over one kg with pond yields as high as 3.0 kg/m2 in six months compared to an average weight of 500g and pond yields of 1.2 kg/m2 for the Nile tilapia. The estimated 20,000 t annual production of Uganda's catfish is mostly exported to the regional market. Production of this tonnage requires estimated 30m catfish fingerlings. Moreover, there already exists an unsatisfied annual demand for an estimated 170m catfish juveniles used as bait in the Nile perch fishery. This has led to invasion of the wetland fishery to capture juvenile catfish. The trade in catfish fingerlings and juveniles is estimated to be worth at least UGX 40b/= (at a unit price ofUGX 200/= per fingerling/juveniIe,1 USD =UGX 2650). A major obstacle to increasing farmed catfish production in Uganda is absence of starter feed in commercial catfish hatcheries. Three days after hatching, catfish larvae and fry feed on live feed in form of small (microscopic) water fleas (Moina). Catfish hatcheries generally lack technologies for producing live feed. This results in high mortalities of fry and fingerlings in catfish hatcheries.
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    BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF SMALL SCALE COCOA FARMERS TO CONDUCT ON-FARM FERMENTATION
    (THE SCINNOVENT CENTER, 2020-03-06) Mulindwa,Joseph; Kaaya, A.N.; Daphne B. N.; Muganga L. &; Chemutai J.
    Cocoa is one of the ten strategic crops in Uganda1, currently ranking fourth in foreign revenue contributions. Production in Uganda has increased over the past five years from 26,352 tonnes in 2013 to 30,752 tonnes in 20182. The provision of cocoa seedlings by the Opera on Wealth Creation (OWC) to farmers is expected to increase production. Most production occurs in Bundibugyo, Mukono, Buikwe, Hoima, Kibale and Mpigi. Small-scale farmers with an average acreage of less than a hectare are the ones who grow cocoa. Cocoa goes through a series of postharvest handling procedures including pod breaking, fermentation, drying and bagging. Fermentation and drying affects the quality of beans and the resultant secondary products (chocolate and cocoa butter). Fermentation is a costly stage that requires training and resources that are not easily accessible to smallholder farmers in Uganda; thus forcing farmers to sell fresh cocoa beans instead of dry beans. Previous research highlights lack of knowledge on postharvest handling as one of the challenges faced by cocoa growers in Uganda. This brief therefore highlights the currently used cocoa fermentation methods and their associated challenges. It also provides policy recommendations.
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