Takataka Plastics: The Ugandan Startup Turning Plastic Waste Into Construction Materials
More than 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced globally every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Less ...
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Why You Should Attend Unlocking Solar Capital Africa
Although Sub-Saharan Africa boasts 60% of the world’s solar resources, it currently only hosts 1% of the global solar PV ...
Leah Amongi Zooms Past Obstacles to Help Farmers Thrive, Even During COVID-19 Pandemic
This article is part of an editorial collaboration with Heifer International. It was first published on the Heifer International blog. Nothing ...
What happened after COVID-19 hit: Uganda
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, globally, 243 million women and girls were abused by their intimate partners in the ...
Learning to grow vegetables: A novel way to transfer knowledge in Hoima, Uganda
Fresh vegetables are key to better nutrition and health around the world. Teaching farmers the best way to grow vegetables ...
Another Boat Sinks Amidst Africa’s Refugee Crisis
The refugee crisis goes on and on. On Nov. 27, 2019, at least 150 refugees boarded a boat on the ...
CTPH – Conservation Through Public Health: Helping Gorillas to co-exist with humans
Could humans and gorillas co-exist? Gorillas are a high endangered species and their life is constantly threatened by humans. Humans ...
Mobile Pastoralists: The Challenge of Livestock Markets in Karamoja Uganda
This article explores livestock markets and the use of pastoralist mobility to gradually enhance the growing cattle economy in Karamoja, ...
Eradicating hunger and climate change in Uganda: The role of crop trees
With increasing demand for land for settlement, agriculture and industrial development has resulted in the destruction of natural resources and ...
Promoting sustainable farming systems among small-holder farmers through effective use of ICTs.
The Agricultural sector in Uganda employs over 69 percent of the country’s population, according to Uganda Investment Authority. It contributed to ...
How do we Reframe Agriculture? The case of Uganda
In Uganda, agriculture is still the biggest economic sector, consisting mostly of small-sized farms that grow diverse crops, and it ...
Can Sustainable Agriculture Mitigate Massive Youth Migration in Africa?
Migration is as old as human existence. It involves movement of people between geographical locations within and between countries. It ...
