Farmers turn to hot pepper, as grain prices fall

650 views · Published 7 August 2018 · 1:21 · Indexed 31 October 2026

Channel: NTVUganda · 2018 · News & Politics

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Over 500 farmers in Manafwa who have turned to hot pepper believing it could be a better alternative to the otherwise widely cultivated crops such as Maize, given the low prices being experienced by farmers across the country. 

Boosted by high demand and a ready market in the UAE, according to smallholder farmers in Manafwa district, a kilo of hot pepper now costs between 1000-1500/=. 

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