Agriculture

Next up on our photo gallery list is agriculture!  My hostess is holding a Popo (not sure on spelling) fruit next to the tree from which it came.

This calf was a cross between a "hybrid" (American breed) and the local cattle breed.  Beautiful, isn't she?

My hostess's family.

My hostess showed me around her mother's place where they had fruit trees, a garden, and livestock.

This I believe is a Mango tree.

Another fruit tree.  Boy, I have a bad memory...

Oh, I know this one: a Banana tree

Isn't my hostess gorgeous?

Hmmm, sorry, I got nothn'  Some type of fruit.  I know, brilliant, aren't I?

I think this might be tobacco.

Tiny chili peppers that apparently packed quite a punch.

Yam plant.

Hen with her chicks.

There were so many baby animals while I was in Uganda.  It was so strange considering that back home it was winter and no baby animals yet.

Here is where they keep the cattle at night.

Safely tucked in the corral for the night.

Almost like the cows back home.

Driving a herd of cattle right along the main highway. With all the lose animals around I am suprise they wasn't more animals hit by vehicles.

Cotton plants

Coffee plantation

Coffee plant

This gentleman raised bananas and other fruit to pay for his children's education.  There is no free education in Uganda although there are government schools.  Just imagine paying not just for college but for elementary, middle, and high school!  If you could afford it you would send your child away to boarding school, even child as young as 6 years old.

That's one big cluster of bananas!  You could tell he was quite proud of them.  He was very kind to me and gave me many of his produce from his gardens.

His mango tree.  I definitely would have ate more fruit there if I was given the opportunity to.