Research & Innovations

The process of identifying a desired trait, getting it from one crop and inserting it in a crop where it is absent, is called …

A number of reports in the print and social media about what was called ‘a new banana disease’ were received by the National Agricultural …

At 60 years of age, Augustine Akutu looks younger than his actual age. He is healthy and relatively well off, thanks to his farming …

The National Information Technology Authority – Uganda (NITA-U) and the agriculture ministry have established an e-service system aimed at supporting the entire agricultural value …

A lecturer and a researcher at the Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Makerere University, Dr. Shahasi Yusuf Athman, says there are new …

The Minister for Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Chris Baryomunsi, recently asked those intending to join farming to embrace the use of technology in …

Perus Logose, a fish inspector and a director of the Kiyidi Women Fish Processors Association, which she initiated in 2010, says their smoked fish …

What are briquettes? Briquettes are compressed blocks of coal or charcoal that burn under fire. They are an excellent way to utilise the smashed …

Animal feed needs to meet the requirements of the animal. For cattle, it must contain a certain structure to keep the stomach healthy, and …

Biotechnology researchers are calling for the first human testing of the Genetically Modified (GMO) banana enhanced with Vitamin A conducted. The researchers claim all …