Agriculture

Grained food may contain cancer-causing aflatoxins; Dr Kiggundu

Grained food may contain cancer-causing aflatoxins; Dr Kiggundu

The programme leader Biodiversity and Biotechnology at the National Agricultural Research Organization Dr. Andrew Kiggundu has warned Ugandans to be careful on the grained food they eat that could be causing a risk of cancer. He says that some grained food especially ground nuts contain Aflatoxins which is dangerous and would cause cancer. He noted that some […]

MUK Youth demand parliament pass National Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill 2012

MUK Youth demand parliament pass National Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill 2012

Youth and students  from Makerere University have staged a peaceful demonstration demanding parliament to consider and pass the National Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill 2012 which they think has over stayed in parliament. The youth gathered at Imperial Royale hotel in Kampala demonstrating against the members of parliament and ministers’ failure to adhere to farmers and students […]

Ignorance hampering farmers’ adaptation of climate change technologies – Experts

Ignorance hampering farmers’ adaptation of climate change technologies – Experts

Experts are concerned that farmers are slow in adapting to new technologies aimed at countering and reducing effects of climate change, which could in turn impact on their farm produce. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting on farmers’ readiness for adaptation to climate  in agriculture, the executive director, DENIVA-Uganda, Justus Rugambwa noted that government is supplying farmers […]

Private sector tasks EALA to engage heads of states on sugar export to Kenya

Private sector tasks EALA  to engage heads of states on sugar export to Kenya

The private sector and business community have tasked  the East African legislative Assembly  to engage the two heads of state from Kenya and Uganda to resolve on the issue of exporting Ugandan sugar to Kenya. The private sector and business community represented by the members of the Uganda Manufacturer Association, Uganda Bureau of standards and Uganda […]

World celebrates International Day of Forests as China restores forests

World celebrates International Day of Forests as China restores forests

As the world celebrates today the International day of Forests, a study has found that China’s sweeping program to restore forests across the country is working. Long after China’s forests were destroyed by logging, floods and conversion to farmland, the country has turned the story around to one of hope. This is according to the first […]

UNREEEA tasks government to rethink access to renewable energies for all

UNREEEA tasks government to rethink access to renewable energies for all

The Uganda national renewable energy and energy efficiency alliance (UNREEEA) is tasking the government of Uganda to rethink on increasing the access to renewable energies among the nation across the country if the country’s environment and natural endowment is to be saved from massive degradation. Addressing a news conference ahead of the alliance’s first ever annual […]

Rift valley fever outbreak confirmed in Kabale

Rift valley fever outbreak confirmed in Kabale

The Ministry of health has confirmed the outbreak of Rift valley fever in Kabale western Uganda. The new reports in the Ministry of health given to the media at the media centre today by the Director General of health services Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng  show that there are three new suspected cases identified and their blood […]

NEMA to reclaim endangered Lubigi-Mayanja wetland

NEMA to reclaim endangered Lubigi-Mayanja wetland

The National Environmental Management Authority has embarked on a process to reclaim the endangered Lubigi-Mayanja wetland. The Environmental authority has conducted an operation to forcefully dislodge all encroachers on the wetland in the north-west of Kampala. Over 200 acres of the wetlands were degraded by unidentified people during the electoral campaign season, when they burnt, cut […]

NFA signs agreement with community to conserve Matiri central forest

NFA signs agreement with community to conserve Matiri central forest

The Uganda National Forestry Authority (NFA) has signed an agreement with the Community residing next to Matiri central forest in Kyenjojo district to conserve and sustainably use the forest. Matiri Forest had been encroached on but since the encroachers were thrown out the forest authority is now fast regretting which has prompted NFA and the nearby […]

NGOs launch NAPA report on climate change mitigation and adaptation

NGOs launch NAPA report on climate change mitigation and adaptation

Environmental NGOs have launched the report showing the progress of the implementation of the national adaptation programmes of action (NAPA) towards climate change mitigation and adaptation, calling for more and serious work to be done by government for the targets to be realized, in a bid for Uganda to cope up with climate change effects. […]