The Africa Reporting Project » Photos http://africareportingproject.org An Initiative of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Wed, 25 May 2011 17:56:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Uganda Farmers Contend with Seeds of Uncertainty http://africareportingproject.org/2011/05/23/uganda-farmers-contend-with-seeds-of-uncertainty/ http://africareportingproject.org/2011/05/23/uganda-farmers-contend-with-seeds-of-uncertainty/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 18:57:35 +0000 pricks http://africareportingproject.org/?p=1623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
photographs by Gerald Businge Ateenyi
 

Photograph captions in order:

 

1. T. D. Shankar, the General manager of East Africa Seeds at his office.
2. Small holder farms in Kanungu, western Uganda
3. Marriam Nalubega, a Product Development Officer at Africa Seeds shows one of their seed nurseries where mother seeds are planted before being put on the market for all farmers to plant.
4. A new maize variety being pretested at a nursery by Elshadai seeds Uganda
5.Sarah Lakena shows spreads her millet harvest. She has to keep some of it for use as seeds to plant the next season
6. Part of Kisembo’s garden where the beans failed to germinate well as he expected
7. Good seeds are vital for such a good crop

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Q: Are there crops grown in California that you believe would successfully grow in Africa?

A: “In terms of the crops that are already grown [in Africa] that are similar to [California], we can provide new varieties and new technology to do better. I feel that there are several countries in Africa, where some of the crops that are so popular and successful in California can be introduced and made into a cash crop — instead of worrying about the staple foods, which is important. In Africa, crops that are exported, like cocoa to make coffee, can also produce an income.” – Dr. Ganesan Srinivasan, director of the University Agricultural Laboratory at California State University at Fresno

]]> http://africareportingproject.org/2010/11/03/a-glance-into-the-central-valley/feed/ 1 Photos http://africareportingproject.org/2009/12/11/photos/ http://africareportingproject.org/2009/12/11/photos/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:31:01 +0000 mkricard http://africareportingproject.org/?p=571 This photo gallery shows the images our correspondents have taken along their various reporting travels. Click on the play button to view the gallery. You can also add your images related to Africa, agriculture and women to our flickr photostream.

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