Abstract:
Cotton production in Uganda face a number of challenges some of which are that: In some areas of production such as Tororo, lcumi, Pallisa and Katakwi soils are not fertile Land preparation is mostly by hand and is very tedious and expensive. Not all the Small-scale farmers have access to tractors, though a fair number can afford oxen. Weed control is also done by the hand hoe and takes much of the farmers' time and strength Pests are a nuisance and difficult to control These factors often contribute to the low yields that farmers get, although the quality of Uganda's cotton is high in the International market. This three-year project funded by the National resources Institute (NRI) and run by Serere Agricultural Research institute (SARI) intends to investigate further and demonstrate on-farm, the importance of IPM and ICPM in trying to answer some of these problems.