NaCRRI Updates

Participants going through a practical session on seed preparation Yam (Dioscorea species) is a staple and highly commercial crop in many parts of Africa. It is rich in proteins, vitamins, and several micronutrients with a long shelf and is climate resilient. Despite its comparative advantage over other crops in terms of nutrition, food security andContinue reading "Yam partnership-building blocks for sustainable yam research and production in Uganda"

Farmers making observations in 2021 B season at a trail in Bbulakati village, Kyelima parish, Kitimbwa Sub county of Kayunga district Bean researchers at NaCRRI are scaling-up the dissemination of high iron and zinc-rich bean varieties through the Triadic Comparison of Technology Options (TRICOT) methodology. With TRICOT, the scientists are conducting advanced performance trials forContinue reading "TRICOT; a new approach for delivering more novel nutritious beans to more farmers"

Courtesy photo The AgTalk with UBIC Podcast recently initiated by Uganda Biosciences Information Center (UBIC) bringing you news from the biosciences spectrum especially agricultural research. We look at the work of scientists, exploring how they tackle and maneuver the obstacles to better agricultural productivity.In the launch episode, focus is on new crop varieties i.e., rice andContinue reading "UBIC Podcasts: bringing you news from around the agri-biosciences spectrum"

Participants of the planning workshop A two-day planning meeting for members of the Multi-Actor Community of Practice (MAC) in Uganda under the UPSCALE Project was held from 3rd to 4th March 2022 at Kyemba Sande Garden Hotel in Kamuli District. The Project, funded by the European Union is being implemented in Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, UgandaContinue reading "UPSCALE Project: Stakeholders hold planning meeting to guide 2022 activities on promoting push-pull technology"

Participants during a field tour at NaCRRI Seven NaCRRI breeders took part in a training workshop organized from East/Southern African crop breeders and operations staff. The workshop which took place on 21st – 25th March 2022 at Protea Hotel Kampala as part of a series of CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB) capacity building program, in partnershipContinue reading "NaCRRI hosts participants of regional Excellence-in-Breeding capacity building workshops"

Participants and officials from NaCRRI and CIP show-off the bumper sweetpotato harvest On 22nd – 26th March 2022, farmers in Buyende District were hosted to farmer field days for sweetpotato demonstration gardens established a few months ago. Through these demos, the SweetGAINS Project is enhancing the capacity of the community to increase productivity of sweetpotatoContinue reading "SweetGAINS Project developing commercial sweet potato seed system in Eastern Uganda "

NaCRRI women staff in a group photo with female students of Ubuntu Hill School In March, as part of the 2022 International Women’s Day celebrations, the Uganda Biosciences Information Center (UBIC) at NaCRRI initiated an outreach campaign were women/female staff championed outreach activities for mothers and school girls. NaCRRI’s female scientists through this campaign promotedContinue reading "UBIC launches Woman-to-Woman campaign to promote biofortfied foods and STEM Careers"

Dr. Jimmy Lamo(Left) guiding Dr. Abdelbagi Ismail(Right) through a tour of rice research activities In an effort to strengthen partnerships for rice research in Uganda, the Regional Representative for Africa for the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Dr. Abdelbagi Ismail visited NaCRRI and a host of other rice value-chain actors from 28th February to 4thContinue reading "NaCRRI, IRRI discuss stronger ties to strengthen rice industry in Uganda"

Visitors and the yam team at the yam experiment Yam researchers at NaCRRI are exploring the potential for commercialization of yam in Uganda. The team is currently conducting evaluations in the quest to identify and introduce better varieties of yam for farmers. While hosting yam scientists from Ghana’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research InstituteContinue reading "Partnership for commercialization of yams in Uganda"

The Director General KALRO (4th from left) Dr. Eliud Kireger and his team during a field tour of research work at NaCRRI Between October and December 2021, NaCRRI hosted scientists and management of the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and the Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) on bench-marking mission. The two different teamsContinue reading "KALRO and ASARECA visit NaCRRI on benchmarking tours"