Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
The learners were accompanied by their teachers and conducted around on a guided tour by a NaFORRI Research Officer, Dr. Odoi Juventine Boaz, and Dianah Namayanja, an entomologist at the institute. Learners from different schools in Mukono district had a unique way of celebrating the belated International Day of Forests. Organised by the National Forestry […]
The Director of Research at the National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI) Dr. Geoffrey Arinaitwe has assured Members of Parliament sitting on the parliamentary committee of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries that the institute has so far developed ten lines of modern coffee varieties which are high yielding, resistant to the climate change conditions, pests and […]
She said that the VegeSeed project, which is to run for nine years funded by the Korean government, is to ensure breeding and establishment of a vegetable system in Uganda focusing on five commodities; nakati, shallot onion, pumpkin, tomatoes and chilli pepper. Farm equipment for use by a team of 20 selected farmers in the […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended farmers in the Sebei subregion for adopting the Four-Acre Model, a strategy designed to maximize land productivity and improve household incomes. During his visit to Bukwo District on Tuesday, the President praised the farmers for heeding his call to diversify their activities on small plots of land to enhance […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that the government will have to plan for massive production after the success of the Parish Development Model (PDM) in many parts of the country. “The way we are moving; we are moving very well. The government now needs to plan for massive production of products such as the […]
The Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese, Paul Ssemwogerere has urged the faithful to stay focused on the practical aspects of coffee growing, advising them not to be distracted by the ongoing debates over the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) merger. In recent weeks, there has been heated discussion surrounding the decision to collapse and absorb the […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday 15th November, 2024 launched the Four-Acre Model, the modern type of farming campaign in Greater Kibaale Districts. The Greater Kibaale districts comprise Kakumiro, Kagadi and Kibaale. The campaign is aimed at empowering farmers across Greater Kibaale District. This initiative seeks to extend support and best farming practices to farmers in […]
Findings of a survey on the performance of local chicken rearing as a poverty reduction intervention and hurdles stakeholders encounter in the business has been released in a one-day stakeholders’ meeting held at Mukono Zonal Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MUZARDI). The meeting attended by researchers, farmers, scientists, youth representatives and political leaders, saw release […]
The second Deputy Katikkiro of Buganda, Robert Wagwa Nsibirwa has appealed to Buganda farmers not to be derailed by the parliamentarians’ bid to pass a law rationalising the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), but to continue growing coffee as the mainstay of their wellbeing. Nsibirwa, who doubles as the Buganda Kingdom’s treasurer noted that it […]
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) together with the National Agriculture Research Organisation (NARO) have partnered to forge a sustainable resolution aimed at addressing the challenge of food insecurity in some of the districts majorly affected by the prolonged drought. Dr. Damalie Babirye Magala, a Senior research officer at Mukono Zonal Agricultural Research and Development […]
