NaCRRI Updates

A farmer excited by her sweetpotato harvest during the field days Since time immemorial, field days have been used to educate farmers on good agronomic practices (GAP) and promote adoption of improved technologies by farmers. The Genetic Advances and Innovative Seed Systems for Sweetpotato (SweetGAINS) project organized three farmer field days from 13th – 19thContinue reading "SweetGAINS project builds farmers’ capacity in sustainable commercial sweet potato seed production"

A beneficiary farmer in Kasese District/Mobuku irrigation Scheme shows off his cabbage harvest Over 200 farmers spread across 5 watersheds across the country have been skilled in smart greenhouse farming and production of quality fruit seedlings. These farmers are part of the beneficiary groups of the Farm Income Enhancement and Forestry Conservation Project (FIEFOC-2) targetedContinue reading "FIEFOC-2 Project: building farmers’ capacity in Greenhouse farming and production of fruit seedlings "

A group photo of the participants of the launch at NgettaZARDI On 18th-19th September, NaCRRI’s Root Crops Program led a consortium of partners to launch a 5-year project Strengthening cassava innovation ecosystem and knowledge transfer for inclusive rural livelihood development. This intervention is part of the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Ecosystem for inclusive Rural transformationContinue reading "AIRTEA Cassava project launched to upscale root and seed production in northern Uganda"

Courtesy image Efforts to expand commercial oil palm production beyond Kalangala and Buvuma Islands to new districts have peaked up. In September 2022 The National Oil Palm Project (NOPP) initiated suitability studies in seven districts of northern Uganda. Oil palm adaptability trials were established in Nwoya, Apac, Dokolo, Adjuman, Moyo, Arua and Zombo Districts toContinue reading "Taking oil palm commercial production beyond Kalangala"

A panel member during a sensory evaluation exercise With a standard sensory evaluation panel, developing new cassava varieties for Ugandans is taking an in-depth and more inclusive direction. On 16th – 18th August 2022, the cassava research program through the NextGen project identified and trained a panel of 12 members that will henceforth undertake moreContinue reading "NaCRRI forms a sensory panel to aid in developing more acceptable cassava "

Rice scientists at NaCRRI have retired a historical variety selection approach – Participatory Variety Selection and adopted the new Triadic Comparison of Technologies (TRICOT). Heavily used in cassava research, the techniques is now being scaled-out to support near-release activities of other crops such as beans, maize and rice. In a recent sensory evaluation exercise conductedContinue reading "Researchers deploy TRICOT on-farm participatory varietal selection technique to fast-track release of better rice varieties"

Research Officer-Entomology Allan Tekara training farmers in Arua District Scientists continue to support farmers in addressing the devastating fall armyworm almost 6 years since its first report in Uganda. Despite various efforts to reduce its impact in the country, the pest is still ravaging farmers’ maize fields causing vast and significant yield losses. As researchContinue reading "Fight against the fall armyworm: it’s not over until it’s over"

Children holding sachets of instant Kawomera composite Porridge The Legumes Research Program is intensifying promotional activities for biofortified bean for vulnerable populations. As part of the Feed the Future Agriculture Research Activity, the team is currently front-lining a nutritious composite porridge – Super Kawomera - whose main ingredient is beans rich in iron and zinc.Continue reading "Refugee communities in Yumbe take up nutritious beans to boost diets"

KOICA delegation led by Ambassador of the Republic of Korea – H.E Park Sung-soo tours a vegetable stall during the launch Farmers and consumers in Uganda are set to see an increase in production and quality of locally produced vegetable varieties. The Government of Uganda with support from the Government of the Republic of KoreaContinue reading "KOICA partnership to strengthen vegetable research and seed system for vegetables in Uganda"

H.E Prime Minister, Hon. Robina Nabbanja visiting NaCRRI's cereal technologies during the event in brown jacket is Dr. Jimmy Lamo, the Program Leader Cereals. Every year, Uganda joins the rest of the world to celebrate World Food Day on 16 October, to promote worldwide awareness and action for those facing hunger and for the needContinue reading "NaCRRI hosts the World Food Day 2022 celebrations"