NaCRRI Updates

Workshop participants pose for a group photo A multi-actor community of practice (MAC) for push-pull technology (PPT) was established and launched during a stakeholder workshop from February 18-19, 2021 in Iganga district. The 10-member MAC will steer activities of the ‘Upscaling the Benefits of Push pull technology for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in East Africa (UPSCALE)’.Continue reading "Multi-actor community of practice for push-pull technology launched"

A farmer carrying freshly harvested beans To better understand actors in the beans value chain in Uganda, an activity was initiated to profile and map and profile these actors. The mapping and profiling exercise conducted from March 3-13, 2020 covered actors, including seed and grain producers, processors and exporters. It was led by the legumesContinue reading "Facilitating linkages: Bean value chain actors mapped and profiled"

Training of trainers in Wadelai Irrigation scheme, Oyam district, Uganda The Horticulture at the institute kicked off a series of trainings as part of a capacity development initiative to equip farmers with knowledge and skills to boost their incomes through horticulture. The initiative is part of the Farm Income Enhancement and Forestry Conservation Programme ProjectContinue reading "Developing capacity in horticulture to boost agribusiness and entrepreneurship in irrigation schemes"

One of the participants in the Participatory Variety Selection (PVS) tastes a grain of rice Rice value chain stakeholders on February 4, 2020, took part in a participatory variety selection (PVS) exercise to select varieties with their preferred grain and milling qualities for advancement by the rice breeding program at NaCRRI. Stakeholders including rice millers,Continue reading "Rice value chain stakeholders get first feel of a suite of new aromatic rice varieties"

RDC Nwoya (in white mask) poses with scientists and farmers with some of the seed that was distributed in Nwoya district The Cereals program at has launched a rice seed distribution campaign ahead of the first planting season of 2021 which starts in March. The initiative is part of the efforts under the Agricultural ValueContinue reading "Rice seed distribution drive launched ahead of first planting season of 2021"

Stakeholders taste an array of orange maize-derived products during thee sensory evaluation exercise at NaCRRI Maize scientists at NaCRRI have finalized the immense task of developing and identifying maize with high levels of provitamin A for integration into Uganda’s nutrition improvement efforts. The top two candidates were submitted to the Variety Release Committee (VRC) forContinue reading "Last mile: stakeholders taste near-release Vitamin-A rich maize"

Some of the councillors inspect a virus resistant GM cassava plant in the Confined Field Trial (CFT) village at NaCRRI Newly elected leaders from Wakiso district in central Uganda pledged support for genetically modified (GM) crops during a sensitization workshop on on-going biotech research at the National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI) on March 25,Continue reading "Reigniting Hope: Newly elected leaders in Wakiso-Uganda pledge support for GM Crops"

March 8 is when the world comes together in solidarity to celebrate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements, and advancement of women on International Women's Day. It is also a day to specifically call attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence against women. At the National Crops Resources Research Institute, weContinue reading "Celebrating Women in Science!"

As the second season (2020B) comes to an end, harvesting at Musomesa Field School (MFS) demo-sites is underway. Out of the four MFS sites established in 2020B, one upland site in Agweng sub county, Lira district was harvested on 26th November 2020. About 10 bags of NERICA 4 (each 104kgs) were harvested from the halfContinue reading "Huge harvest at MFS demo-site motivates farmers in Lira District"

A NaCRRI staff member discusses crop technologies with guests at the World Food Day 2020 celebrations at NaFORRI The National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI) showcased her latest technologies tailored to address Uganda’s food security challenges at the World Food Day (WFD) celebrations on 16th October 2020. The event was held at the National ForestryContinue reading "NaCRRI showcases technologies to fight hidden hunger at World Food Day Celebrations"