Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 5: OFSP, FAll Armyworm , Weeds Control & Safe Use of Herbicides
We are in Yatta in the Machakos County visiting Victoria who has been farming for 7 Years.
We learn about the best practices for growing Orange fleshed sweet potatoes successfully. We also discover how push-pull technology is fighting back against Fall Armyworm and about weeds control and safe use of herbicides after planting.
Shamba Shape Uganda Season 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1- Ep 7(UG): Weeding, Coffee, Chicken hygiene and Dairy Fertility
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up Uganda!
Today we’re in Kakunyu village, Kalungu district, MASAKA and we’re visiting farmer Francis Ssemakula.
At 79 years old, Francis Ssemakula, is a treasure trove of the history of Villa Maria, Masaka. Francis has been a farmer for over 50 years, even though he has studied political science, project management and community development, in Europe, in the late 1960s.
He has a 10-acre farm and has given an additional 6 acres to his son Innocent, who’s also a school teacher. But Innocent wants to listen in and learn from our experts.
They both grow coffee, bananas, maize also has a cow and chicken, but he has some challenges
In this farm we are learning about:
1. Getting rid of weeds in a coffee plantation
2. Chicken house hygiene
3. Chicken Vaccination
4. Dairy Fertility
Shamba Shape Uganda Season 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1 - Ep 22(UG): Coffee and Banana management, Maize and Sukuma Wiki
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up Uganda!
This week we’re in Kawete village in Iganga and we’re visiting Our lively farmer Paul Igulo, who is 71 years old, but he can give youngsters a run for their money when it comes to energy. Paul has always been a farmer; it was practically decided for him from birth!
We’re here to shape up his 20-acre farm. Where he grows anything that you can plant: Coffee, maize, Cocoa, vanilla, g/nuts, bananas, cabbage, green pepper, Sukuma, eggplant, pawpaw, oranges, avocado you name it.
In this farm we will focus on the following Item:
1) Coffee: management (weeds, stumps)
2) Bananas: new varieties
3) Maize: new varieties and weeds
4) Sukuma wiki (varieties, management)