68% of Uganda’s farming households are engaged in subsistence rain-fed agriculture that relies largely on home-saved seed of low quality resulting into low production. Farmers’ reliance on home-saved seed...
Soybean is ranked the most important oil crop in the world, providing the cheapest source of protein for both human food and livestock feeds. The protein content of soybean...
Applications are required from continuing undergraduate students under agriculture-related degree programs at Makerere University with specifications listed in the attached document below. Also attached is the application form for...
The realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been undermined by severe financing constraints facing developing countries. This has been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war...
The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications for admission to Graduate Programmes (New Masters Programmes) for the 2022/2023 Academic Year. Applicants should have obtained at least a first or...
Food insecurity and malnutrition remain high in Sub-Saharan Africa where agriculture is predominantly rain-fed and 80% of the food produced by small-holder farmers. Addressing the challenge requires extensive research...
The Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University in collaboration with FAO Uganda conducted a five-day training on digital soil mapping. The training organized under...
Makerere University MSc and ILRI MSc Graduate Fellowship: Identification of improved extension protocols for pig semen, suitable for application in Uganda Makerere University and the International Livestock Research Institute...
The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) presented the best student in the Sciences during the second session of the 72 graduation ceremony held on 24th May 2022....
The Resilient Urban Food Systems (RUFS_Uganda) Project team organized a two-day workshop on capacity building of smallholder farmers in Kasese Municipality. The event was held on Monday, 16th and...