NARO allays fears of suspected Botanical gardens encroachment
Botanical gardens being improved to boost eco-tourism The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) who are the custodians of Entebbe Botanical ...
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NARO releases drought tolerant beans with ‘power-bank’ effect
Ugandan scientists have gone a step higher in improving the lives of ordinary people by releasing two new bean varieties ...
NARO goes private, but move sparks controversy
The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has registered a private company under the name NARO Holdings Ltd to commercialise and ...
Farmers leaders push for strategic ties with researchers
When Arthur Makara, the Executive Director of Science Foundation for Livelihoods and Development (SCIFODE) introduced himself at a recent event ...
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 ...
Why GMO’s fiercest critic became its biggest advocate
About this time twenty years ago Mark Lynas would be collecting machetes and calling up fellow environmentalists across England ...
The costs of GMO delays in Uganda revealed
Researchers from Wageningen University in the Netherlands have concluded that over 5,500 Ugandans could have died because of food shortages ...
Nwoya; Uganda’s hub for foreign commercial farmers
Northern Uganda has arguably the most fertile soils in Uganda. This asset is complemented further by the sparse distribution of ...
Unfriendly working Environment Driving Scientists out of Uganda
Two senior banana breeders and a regulator leave for greener pastures In the last couple of months, Uganda has lost ...
