Achievements

ACHIEVEMENTS
(1) Technology development , (2) Technology transfer

Support by various stakeholders

Financial support for the programme comes from the Uganda Government and, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, USAID - PL 480 (food Security, Washington, International Department for Agriculture Development (DFID), U.K.

The Programme recognised the strategic important role of collaborators in agricultural technology development and transfer and accordingly, strengthened collaboration with many national research systems...

Development objectives

The specific development objectives are to
a) Carry out accelerated on-farm trials, collaboratively identify improved, appropriate varieties and other technologies acceptable to farmers.
b) Assist extension staff, NGOs etc to multiply and distribute suitable sufficient planting material of varieties to many farmers over the shortest possible time.
c) Continuously to understand the socio-economics, adoption and impacts of root crop technologies...

Specific objectives

Specifically, research objectives are to:-
a) Understand farmer's cassava production and utilisation practices, identify constraints/needs and adjust research priorities and objectives appropriately,
b) Collect and preserve local cassava germplasm and use them in breeding more
adapted, farmer/consumers acceptable varieties resistant to major pests and
diseases.
c) Develop appropriate, integrated and ecologically sustainable methods for...

Goal and Objectives of the Cassava Programme

The Uganda Cassava Development Programme (UCDP) is mandated to carry out research and development activities on cassava improvement in the country. It conducts multidisciplinary research at Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute (NAARI) and other experimental substations located in different ecological regions of the country where the crop is important. The overall goal of the programme is to supply adequate food and raw materials...

Cassava

Achievements

Support by various stakeholders

Development objectives

Specific objectives

Goal and Objectives of the Cassava Programme

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