Globally, there is unprecedented increase in the use of agricultural inputs, and particularly inorganic fertilizers, pesticides and...

In the current global food systems, giant corporations have gained control of the seed market and seeds are now commercialised most of...

In Uganda, forest cover loss has increased to an estimated 200,000 hectares annually and about 10% of the population in the Southern and...

The Earth, which is about 29% covered with land and the remaining 71% is covered with water, is the third planet from the Sun and the...

Access to the agriculture market is still a challenge for most small-scale farmers, especially women in rural areas. This exposes them to...

This year's International Women's Day is like no other. Despite the world coming to a halt in many ways because of COVID-19, agriculture...

Soil is one of the main resources of the biosphere and essential factor in the production of crops as well as sustainability for animals....

In Uganda there has been an increase in the number of organic farmers over the last 15 years. Between 2010 and 2017, the number of...

The global demand for organic foods from Uganda has increased with the organically produced foodstuffs worth at least 200 million dollars...

Uganda's agriculture system is by default largely organic due to the very minimal use of external inputs like inorganic fertilizers and...

With over 2.5 million food producers country-wide, Government stringent COVID-19 mitigation and containment measures like; transport and...

Kasese and Kisoro districts were hit by floods this month with devastating effects to small scale farmers, including destroying crop...

Whereas women are the backbone of development of the rural and national economy as they comprise an estimated 76% of Uganda’s...

The largest proportion of the East African Community (EAC) population directly depend on agriculture for livelihood and most of the food...

African countries continue to increasingly face a climate crisis with vast threats to agriculture and food production. Intergovernmental...

Background The people of East Africa are largely small scale farmers with a significant role in food production and the agriculture...

Kampala, Uganda 23rd March 2020 Late last year China discovered a new virus that has since moved to more than 128 countries in the World...

Since 2018, small-scale farmers in Amuru and Gulu districts have been engaging their local leaders over the few extension workers most...

The Government of Uganda has confirmed that the desert locusts have crossed the boundaries of Uganda and are currently in Amudat...

As the world faces an increasingly critical need to act against climate change, the important role that rural women and girls play in...