Ugandans march in support of GMOs, laud Kenya’s President for embracing technology
Students mostly from Makerere University joined scientists and farmers on Friday for a march in support of the science of ...
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NARO supports Kenyan counterpart to successfully lodge GM cassava application
Kenya's top agricultural research body the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has successfully submitted its application for the ...
We’re determined to move forward with GMOs – Scientist
The perceived delay by the President to assent to the law regulating genetic engineering is causing anxiety among some sections ...
What will happen to Uganda if we start to grow GM crops?
One of the reasons why the U.S. and China are on top of the world is because they boldly venture ...
Parliament in U-Turn on GMO Law
A number of scientists have expressed shock and anger at the proposed restrictive provisions that were suggested for inclusion into ...
What if most of Uganda’s cherished food originated elsewhere
Biosafety guru makes case for biotechnology law in Uganda Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Foods attract impassioned debates across Uganda. But ...
Ordeal of a potato farmer who harvested 4kgs from 80kgs he planted
Farmers narrate ordeals of total destruction of the crop by fungal disease Stephen Tindimubona planted an 80kg sack of Irish ...
Major potato disease gets cure
Ugandan scientists have developed a new Irish potato variety that is resistant to the devastating late blight disease. Dr. Andrew ...
Scientists to showcase agricultural innovations against climate change
Scientists from Uganda and over ten other countries are set to convene at Makerere University between November 23-25, to present ...
More obstacles to agricultural progress than government funding
There is genuine outcry across the country that Uganda's low level of budgetary allocation towards agriculture is undermining food security, ...
