Both the human thieves, rats and squirrels reduce farm yields. Locusts, caterpillars, and leaf miners eat the leaves and ...

Agriculture remains the backbone of Uganda's economy, employing over 65% of the population and contributing about 24% to GDP. It's no surprise then that the government has once again placed ...

Buvuma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buyego Village in Tome Parish, Buvuma District, is home to a remarkable story of ...

The spike in food prices has upended daily routines and strained household budgets to the breaking point. Farmers warn that ...

Farmers in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria State, warned Friday of potential crop failures as a prolonged dry spell threatens ...

They whispered memories, so we’d never forget. They told us how they slept in cassava gardens, not for adventure, but for safety. How a full day could pass with no food, not from fasting, but fear.

At the border of Uganda and South Sudan, exhausted women and children arrive daily, hungry and dehydrated. They have walked hundreds of kilometres fleeing war, seeking any semblance of peace. In ...

Over the years, scientists and farmers have worked together to identify and implement better post-harvest practices, particularly for crops like maize, millet, sorghum, beans, groundnuts, cassava ...

Food rights and safety activists are calling for increased investment in research to address challenges related to food safety and security in Uganda. The call comes as Uganda marks World Food Safety ...

The Federal Government said it has renewed commitment to projects designed for the improvement of both the yields and nutritional values of major staple crops, including rice, cassava and cowpea in ...

Fluorescence, infrared, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV–visible, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques have been applied to monitor the effect of processing mode on the residual cyanogens in ...

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Low attendance and participation at St. Francis Primary School for the Blind–Madera in Soroti City have been attributed to a persistent lack of food supply, which ...