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By Juliet Kasirye “Seed is one of those that is being affected by climate change. Farmers say, some of these varieties are not able …

By Juliet Kasirye Uganda is losing its food diversity because of poor conservation of seeds, according to agriculture experts.  Research indicates that although there …

By Patrick Okino The government should set up seed banks in every village in the country to facilitate access to quality declared seed and …

By AFP SACAPULAS – As rain becomes ever scarcer in northern Guatemala, communities are learning how to carve out makeshift irrigation canals and purify …

By Patrick Okino      Oxfam has advised farmers in the greater north to boost local food plant production, preserve and protect for nutrition purposes, food …

By AFP The lush palm groves of Karima are a long way from Sudan’s battlefields, but the war’s effects are all too present, leaving …

By Patrick Okino The Government is to open 18 agricultural mechanisation centres and improve the existing ones to boost production in the country, agriculture …

By Ivan Tsebeni Educationalists have demanded that the agriculture subject be made compulsory at all levels of learning. The move they say, is to …

Ngetta zonal agricultural research and development institute in Lira city has asked the agriculture ministry for an irrigation facility and tractor to facilitate seed …

By Prossy Nandudu Development partners should consider longer-term financing of agriculture projects. This is because short-term financing has less effect on the farming community …