Agro-ecological conditions | Study area | |
Mukono | Nebbi | |
Climate | Purely tropical [20] [21] | Dry and sub-humid tropical [22] |
Altitute | 1178 m [20] | 1015 m [22] |
Mean annual temperature | 21˚C [20] | 26˚C [22] |
Mean annual rainfall | 1600 mm [20] | 800 mm [22] |
Rainfall periods | March-May and September-December [20] | March-May and July-October [22] |
Soils | Ferrisols [23] | Vertisols [23] |