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Swine Flu Alert in Uganda:
There is an outbreak of this flu in some parts of Uganda. The virus spreads so fast and hence every one should be on the alert and take precautions. Symptoms include; Loss of appetite, fever, body weakness and pains, sore throat, cough, severe pneumonia. In some cases diarrhea, vomiting and death.

To prevent its spread, avoid close contact with sick people, cover your mouth and nose when caring for the sick person with a clean piece of cloth and through it in the dust bin after use, confine the person a separate room, wash your hands with soap/detergent and water after contact with such people. Do not eat un ready meat.

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February 2011 E-Journal: Agriculture and improving livelihoods

Urban trees enhance water infiltration
Global land use patterns and increasing pressures on water resources demand creative urban storm water management. Traditional storm water management focuses on regulating the flow of runoff to waterways, but generally does little...

Growing more rice with less water
A new method to grow rice could save hundreds of billions of cubic meters of water while increasing food security, according to a study by World Wildlife Foundation...

Science could have helped with Brazil's floods'
In the wake of hundreds of deaths caused by torrential rains and mudslides in Brazil, the country's scientists have said they are frustrated by a lack of application of their knowledge, which could have prevented many deaths...

 

Seminars on Cheese-making and Cheese-aging

CoRFiLaC, Consorzio di Ricerca sulla Filiera Lattiero Casearia, is a dairy consortium which, from its beginning, has conducted studies on historical cheeses, especially on the Sicilian ones, on the values and on the culture of rural communities, in order to develop strategies exalting Man and his values at the centre of the rural civilization, strengthening the role of tradition, biodiversity and environment in the civil society. Read More...

   

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  • The secret inTephrosia: Control of the distructive mole rats
    Under ground rats feed on the roots and lower stems of many crop types including sweet potatoes and cassava. This leads to death of plants there by causing to low yields which affects farmers. They are among the most destructive pests to these crops as they can affect the whole garden. To control mole rats [...]
  • Why garden Sanitation is Important to Farmers
    Mary Nakirya Garden sanitation is garden hygiene. It involves removal and destruction of sources of diseases, pest infested crops and weeds from the field. It is important in all field activities especially because un clean fields lead to multiplication od pests and re infection of diseases. One of the biggest problems of farmers in most [...]
  • How to control ticks in cattle
    Mary Nakirya Ticks transmit  many diseases to cattle,goats and sheep leading to heavy losses to the farmers. Control them by getting 20 grams of dried tobacco leaves,add a pinch of water and keep for six hours. After that time, add 5 litres of water and spray on the affected animals. Also you may spray in [...]
  • Rabbit rearing for profits
    Rabbits are one of domestic animals that can be reared for profit making,even if in many developing countries farmers still take them as animals reared by children. They are easy to look after and dont need so much space. Feeding them is also not so costly as they eat lots of grass which are available [...]
  • How to Control Mites in Poultry
    By Mary Nakirya,Mayuge These are small insects that suck blood from birds. They are one of the biggest problems in poultry keeping especially to laying birds. They usually hide during day and at night they return to the birds to feed causing severe irritation and stress. They can be carried into your flock from wild [...]

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