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EfD-Mak Centre to host Policy Dialogue on Governance and Natural Resources

Environment for Development Initiative (EfD-Mak) Centre is set to host its first policy dialogue on governance and natural resources on 7th November, 2019 at the Senate Conference Room Makerere...

GREAT Co-PI Receives the 2019 Field Borlaug Award; A New Five-Year, $25 million USAID Grant Announced; Makerere to Lead Gender Training

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dr. Hale Ann Tufan the GREAT Co-PI Cornell University USA has received the 2019 Field Borlaug Award for her work in gender-responsive crop breeding and agricultural research. The...

Michigan State University’s (BHEARD) and GCFSI holds first meeting with CAES in a collaborative move to introduce the Innovation Scholars Program (CAESISP)

Makerere University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) and Michigan State University’s Borlaug Higher Education for Agriculture Research and Development (BHEARD) Program with the support of the MSU’s...

Over 80 participants turn up for training on Environmental Valuation, Evaluation and Accounting

Over 80 participants turned up for training on Environmental Valuation, Evaluation and Accounting organized by the Environment for Development Initiative (EfD-Mak) Centre. The training held at the Conference room...

President M7 to meet Mak researchers; backs VC proposal to establish Government fund for Graduate training

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] President Museveni (R) with a bag of Mak sobean 6N given to him as a gift The President of Republic of Uganda, Gen. Yoweri Museveni has invited...

EfD-Mak Centre to hold seminar on Environmental Valuation, Evaluation and Accounting

EfD-Mak Centre is organizing a one-day training on Environmental Valuation, Evaluation and Accounting. The training scheduled to take place on Friday 27th September, 2019 at CoBAMS conference room. targets...

Mak Council Chair, Mrs. Lorna Magara meets CAES Management

Chair Council Mrs. Lorna Magara and CAES Principal, Prof. Bernard Bashaasha during the meeting The Chairperson Makerere University Council Mrs. Lorna Magara on 5th September 2019 visited the...

Environment for Development Initiative (EfD-Mak) Centre Launched

Makerere University has launched the Environment for Development Initiative (EfD-Mak) Centre, the first of its kind in the country. The ceremony held at the Senior Common Room on 29th...

Mak-CAES Trains another 72 District Agricultural Extension Officers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Over 70 district Agricultural Extension Officers from 24 districts of Uganda underwent a one weeks training on Integrated Production and Pest and Disease Management courses (IPPM) at the...

Prof. Archileo Kaaya hands over office to Dr. Ivan Muzira Mukisa as new Head FTHN

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Prof. Archileo Kaaya on 19th August 2019 handed over the instruments of power to Dr. Ivan Muzira Mukisa as the new Head Department of Food Technology and Human...