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Title: HOME GARDENINING OPTIONS FOR URBAN AND PERI-URBAN VEGETABLE FARMERS IN UGANDA

Date Published: 2016
Author/s: Mugau, L.O., Allen, M., Muyinda, P., Gafabusa, , Kituuka, G., Watsemba, E. Kyampeire, B., Nampeera, A4., Sseruwu, G., Kabanyoru R. and Akello, B.O
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Affiliation: National Agricultural Research Organization, National Forestry Resources Research Institute - NaFORRI
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Abstract:

Home gardening, also known as backyard or kitchen gardening, is one
of the main types of urban and pen-urban fanning. It includes various
ways of growing crops, in backyards, balconies, vacant spaces or any
kind of small garden. Home gardening provides a number of benefits to
those who practice it. Apart from providing nutrition and fresh
foodstuffs to homes, it has the potential to create employment and it
enables utilization of items and small backyard spaces that would
otherwise be considered as useless.