The Uganda Atlas

NEMA 2008

Mixed farming and permanent homesteads in Kiruhura

K I R U

cattle, goats, and sheep. However, over the years conditions have changed, and as land has become scarce, the people have settled down and taken on cultivation as an additional activity. Evidence of farming can be seen in the 1990’s satellite image and larger farming areas can be seen in the zoomed image of October 2003. The major cash crops are Banana and coffee. Food crops include maize, millet, beans, potatoes and ground nuts.

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