Dear all this is quite a brilliant information to all of us.However my concern is how often do those of us who can get the information on such available sources directly impact it on our local farmers by educating them in any manner that suits the situation or, i think that could make some sense because few farmers can access such information. As of now i am trying organizing one day workshop early January right away in the village targeting two groups probably: *Students, mostly candidates Farmers* It would involve fellow from various universities student presenters (at least from each field which i have identified with respect to students and farmers) who will capture both agriculture as far as our current environment is concerned and on students side it help them be aware of existing campuses,what takes one to campus,whats expected of a candidate etc. The workshop will be individually finance because it first of its kind but if any one is willing to offer help its welcome but its not mandatory because my concern i would like those young ones to develop the spirit of togetherness we learn from you brothers and sisters on such social networks so as to expand westnile growth base generation after generation. HAPPY NEW YEAR DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:45 PM, JohnAJackson <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope all of you had a chance to read this on the new vision. Is there > something we are missing in the West Nile region? Why are our farmers > languishing with tobacco which almost earns nothing despite the hard labour? > Are we educating our farmers what works and what does not? Imagine if a > farmer can harvest as a little as 1000kgm = shs13,000 000, which works to > approximately shs1,000,100.00 per month income. I think our farmers are > toiling on the wrong side of the rainbow. How many farmers can earn such > income from tobacco or anything else? > > *By Justin Moro* > > *Cotton prices have gone up from sh900 last season to sh1,300 a > kilogramme. This has prompted farmers in Pader district to promise to grow > more cotton. Many cotton farmers talked to said they would double production > in the May and June planting season. * > > Alphonse Okot, a farmer in Pajule sub-county, said he sold about 140 > kilogrammes of cotton early this month, which was a big boost over the > Christmas season. Okot said he would use part of the money to hire an > ox-plough to open up more land next year. > > George Ocira, the area *Cotton Development Organization* field officer, > said they increased the price to encourage more farmers to grow cotton to > rise the crop’s output. > > Farmers had turned to growing rice, maize, groundnuts and simsim, which > fetch better prices, he said. > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is > believed to be clean. > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > [email protected] > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > _______________________________________________ > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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