In Uganda, the COVID-19 youth engagement initiative promoted by FAO was launched through a network of youth champions and organizations that have been supported by and collaborating with the ICA programme, for instance in the development of the National Strategy for Youth Employment in Agriculture or in the Youth Inspiring Youth in Agriculture initiative. Watch the...

Pests and diseases cause substantial economic loss to crop farmers. Other than reducing yield and lowering harvest quality, pest and disease control increases production costs in terms of buying the chemicals to control them. Besides chemicals being expensive and not readily available, they also have adverse effects on the environment,...

Nambiro Fatuma is a single mother of 4 kids that fully depend on her. She, on the other hand, depends on her income that comes from a family farm owned by her father. “I produce bananas, maize, beans, cassava, sweet potatoes, mangoes and avocados…” she says. “I once thought about starting a poultry...

Camel milk can certainly play a far more important role in the prevention of malnutrition than it does today. Growing and raising foodstuffs for the rapidly increasing human population is especially precarious in the hot and arid zones of the world. These are the very areas where the camel is...

Duckweed is the common name given to the simplest and smallest flowering plant that grows ubiquitously on fresh or polluted water throughout the world. If water is not a limiting resource the most appropriate way of using the effluent from the biodigester is for the construction of duckweed ponds. FAO's...

Fruits and vegetables are nutritious, valuable foods full of flavour. Therefore, fruits and vegetables represent an important and in many cases an under-appreciated resource that could benefit from better utilisation and exploitation in rural communities. However, in low-income countries, poor care and handling of these crops frequently result in loss...

Fruits and vegetables are nutritious, valuable foods full of flavour. Therefore, fruits and vegetables represent an important and in many cases an under-appreciated resource that could benefit from better utilisation and exploitation in rural communities. However, in low-income countries, poor care and handling of these crops frequently result in loss...

Fry is the young fish that is stocked in ponds to grow; harvested and sold. When the fish is just hatched it is called "fry". When it has grown to a size similar to human finger, it is called "fingerling". This technology describes what good quality fry is and what...

Fruits and vegetables are nutritious, valuable foods full of flavour. Therefore, fruits and vegetables represent an important and in many cases an under-appreciated resource that could benefit from better utilisation and exploitation in rural communities. However, in low-income countries, poor care and handling of these crops frequently result in loss...

Fish is important for good nutrition. In addition, fishery activities generate income and employment in Uganda. The mission of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS-Uganda) is to increase farmers’ access to information, knowledge and technology for profitable agricultural production. Therefore, the following technology describes the process of fish harvesting and...

Fruits and vegetables are nutritious, valuable foods full of flavour. Therefore, fruits and vegetables represent an important and in many case an under-appreciated resource, which could benefit from better utilization and exploitation in the rural communities. However, in low-income countries, poor care and handling of these crops frequently result in...

The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) aims to enhance the contribution of agricultural research to sustainable agricultural productivity, economic growth, food security and poverty eradication through generation and dissemination of appropriate technologies, knowledge and information. Maize is one of the main crop in Uganda. Therefore, it is important to have...

Having a family farm in Uganda may seem the simplest thing to do. Yet, the challenges are pretty high nowadays. Many farmers out there depend on agriculture. Unfortunately, the introduction of GMO seeds, the climate change affected raining season, as well as the lack of skills and knowledge regarding some more...

The following technology describes common maize insect pests and their characteristics. The technology is provided by the Ugandan Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO-Uganda).

The following provides steps on how to obtain intermediate pineapple moisture, which resemble the steps for high moisture shelf-stable pineapples. The steps provide information on separation techniques, draining, layering, juice collection, dehydration techniques, cooling procedures and labelling.

The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) aims to enhance the contribution of agricultural research to sustainable agricultural productivity, economic growth, food security and poverty eradication. It aims to do this through generation and dissemination of appropriate technologies, knowledge and information. The following technology describes the different steps for the management...

The following provides specific steps on how to use the technique of obtaining shelf-stable pineapple puree. The steps include methods of processing, pouring, ingredients to add to the pulp, blending techniques, as well as the storing, packaging and labelling process.

The following provides specific steps for shelf-stable high moisture content pineapple production. The steps include methods of blanching, steaming, cooling methods, draining, ingredient to add to the fruit, blending techniques, extraction, as well as packaging, storing and labelling processes.​​​

The following provides specific steps for shelf-stable high moisture pineapple production. The steps include methods of tray usage, heat management, fruit placement, vapour bath usage, and cooling techniques.​​​

Pineapple fruit is hand harvested. The fruit is firmly attached to the plant and requires considerable physical force to remove it at harvest. Each plant bears a single fruit. Fruit must be harvested ripe, at half-yellow or quarter-yellow shell colour stage. The full ripe fruits are unsuitable for transporting large...