Uganda, March 9 -- Anthony Ssekaddu, who is in charge of the coffee production department in Kibinge Coffee Farmers Cooperative Society in Bukomansimbi District, says that farmers should as much as possible seek alternative sources of income to coffee production.

He says a coffee farmer should have alternative enterprises right on his or her farm from which to earn money and not just depend on coffee for income.

Before clarification on which other enterprises to go into, Ssekaddu emphasised the importance of good coffee farming practices.

Good farming practices

"Successful coffee farming begins with good ground preparation, good planting material selection, manure application, and effective weed control," he says.

For manure he recom...