A MAP SHOWING AGRICULTURE IN UGANDA
Subsistence farming
This is the growing of crops and rearing of animals for home use and the surplus is sold to get income. This is the commonest type of farming practised by most people in Uganda. People in Uganda grow crops such as maize, bananas, sweet potatoes, cassava and ground nuts, beans and millet.
Activity
Activity:
1. Mention the tools farmers in your village use to clear land.
2. Draw and name any three tools that farmers use.
3. List crops grown by farmers in your village.
4. Why is crop farming difficult in dry areas?
5. In small groups, discuss the factors that favour the growing of crops.
6. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of subsistence farming.
2. Draw and name any three tools that farmers use.
3. List crops grown by farmers in your village.
4. Why is crop farming difficult in dry areas?
5. In small groups, discuss the factors that favour the growing of crops.
6. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of subsistence farming.
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