Citing research on agrochemical handling practices, Mulongo said 73% of local farmers wore ordinary clothing instead of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when applying pesticides, acaricides and herbicides. At least 1,599 people died from organophosphate poisoning in Uganda between 2017 and 2022, as health facilities recorded 37,883 cases, prompting the Government to renew warnings against […]
The Government, through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, is implementing the GROW Project with support from the World Bank to help women-owned businesses transition from small-scale survival operations into competitive and sustainable enterprises. Women entrepreneurs who failed to secure loans under the Government’s Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) […]
