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Title: REPORT ON STATUS OF PHASE 3 LSA ON RAPID MULTIPLICATION OF SEED POTATO EGS SUPPORTED BY IFDC

Date Published: 24th December 2021
Author/s: Buginyanya Zonal Agricultural Research Development Institute - BugiZARDI
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Affiliation: Buginyanya Zonal Agricultural Research Development Institute - BugiZARDI
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Potato production has been identified as a potential trigger in Eastern Uganda for alleviation of both food and income insecurity. There are however, a number of constraints affecting optimum production that’s; over 90% of the farmers depend on farm saved seed or sprouted ware tubers sourced from local markets, high prevalence of potato diseases and pests which have affected the potato productivity.