According to a report titled, "Fertiliser Quality Assessment in Markets of Uganda," by the International Fertiliser Development Centre released last year in April, soils in Uganda are depleted at an average of 80Kg of nutrients per hectare annually yet farmers use less than 1 kg of inorganic fertilisers per year.
The report added that: "Less than 8 per cent of households use fertilisers and at low application rates. A major constraint is poor knowledge at the farm level on the benefits of fertiliser and agronomic practices required to achieve high productivity. This has led to low adoption rates."
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