Agriculture is the backbone of Uganda’s economy, employing about 73% of the population and contributing approximately 20% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 48% export earnings. The...
The Department of Agricultural Production at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), MakerereUniversity in partnership with the University of Pretoria invites you to participate in the above-mentioned...
To All Students The Semester dates remain as approved by Senate (30th August 2021 – 29th January 2022). Finalists and graduate students report on 1st November 2021 to attend...
Makerere University and Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (UHTTI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration between the two institutions. At the signing ceremony held on...
244 students from five universities- Makerere, Kyambogo, Gulu, Busitema and Bishop Stuart University have been flagged off to Israel for a one year paid internship. . Out of 244,...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a global pandemic that is currently affecting 3.7 million people worldwide of which 70% are found in sub-Saharan Africa. Uganda continues to suffer from...
Uganda still ranks one of the leading producers of banana with the East African highland bananas (AAA-EAHB), locally known as Matooke contributing the bulk (Approx. 80%) of total banana...
Namutumba is found in the eastern region, about 170 Km from the capital city-Kampala. The district terrain is made up of numerous wetland soils (Gleysols – wet soils with...
Makerere university student Paul Mugisha in collaboration with a team of scientists from ICIPE, Keele University and Leeds University has developed a mobile app to help maize and sorghum...
Makerere University has launched a new program dubbed “Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) in Practice”. IGE in Practice, is a collaborative programme between Makerere University’s Environment for Development Initiative (EfD-Mak)...