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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Moyo residents are calling for relief assistance following the heavy rains which turned into floods that have washed away people’s properties. Reports from Moyo district show that floods affected four villages after the flooding of River Koki. The member of parliament for Obongi county in Moyo district Hassan Fungaroo Kaps said that the people need help […]
Despite significant efforts to address food security problems, food and nutrition security remains a fundamental challenge for the welfare and economic growth of Uganda with almost half of all Ugandans is food energy deficient. The research carried out in more than 30 districts of the country by RECO, a nutrition food manufacturing company in collaboration with […]
The disaster preparedness and Refugee stores have run out of food for relief food. This has been revealed by the Minister of disaster preparedness and Refugees, Engineer Hilary Onek, while appearing before the Human Rights committee of parliament chaired by woman MP for Mitoma district. Onek said that for the last five months disaster preparedness stores […]
Women members of parliament are calling for more public hearing before the Biosafety and bio technology bill is passed. This came after the NRM parliamentary caucus recently approved the Biosafety and bio technology bill to allow the use of genetically modified food and seeds in Uganda. Members of Parliament (MPs), while harmonizing on the […]
Under their umbrella body, the Food Rights Alliance, activists have identified loopholes in the draft law that must be addressed in order to protect the rights of food producers and consumers. The Executive Director Food Rights Alliance Agnes Kirabo pointed out that the law must have an explicit provision on labeling of GMOs so that […]
The English will say ‘united we stand’. The people of Ketembeyi say ‘agali awamu’. Faced with the challenge of sustainable food supply in a community where more and more people were suffering from or because of HIV/AIDS, the people of Kitembeyi village, in Kiboga district decided to unite, believing as the proverbial saying that it […]
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