BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU Saturday, January 18, 2025 Despite the growing importance of soil testing to enhance small-holder farmers’ (SHF) agricultural productivity, the rigidity of northern Uganda farmers on traditional farming practices, limited awareness, the relatively high cost of carrying out soil testing and low penetration by private soil testing actors …
Read More »OUT OF SEVERE ILLNESS, A CHURCH WAS BORN IN DRC
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ITURI: THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2025 The year 2020 began like a normal year for Flavia Candiru, a resident of Ozoo Pedele in Aru territory in Ituri province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A sudden severe illness shrouded in mysterious origin changed the whole story and with it …
Read More »FOCUS ON GOD, NOT MATERIAL THINGS: ARUA CHRISTIANS TOLD AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2024 In rural North-western Uganda and parts of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, it is not unusual that the Christmas period generates tensions and pressures among the community. Many Christians backslide in faith due to over emphasis on the pursuance of material things …
Read More »THE BUSINESS OF TURNING PLASTIC WASTE INTO MONEY SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT IN ARUA CITY
BY ANDREW COHEN AMVESI ARUA: OCTOBER 30, 2024 Plastic waste, especially the poor disposal of bottles of mineral water, soft drinks and liquor, is one of the commonest forms of environmental pollution in Arua city. However, the business of making money from collecting plastics for sale is often regarded as …
Read More »NARO, JICA DEVELOPING 25 NEW UPLAND RICE VARIETIES TO ADDRESS WETLAND DEGRADATION, EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
BY DRAMADRI FEDERICK ARUA: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2024 The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), has commenced research into developing new suitable varieties and technologies applicable for rice farming to reverse the effects of climate change due to …
Read More »Second Edition of Uganda Conservation Media Awards Celebrates Outstanding Contributions to Wildlife Conservation
November 18, 2024 Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), in partnership with WildAid, hosted the second edition of the Uganda Conservation Media Awards on October 16, 2024, recognizing the critical role of the media in promoting wildlife conservation and raising public awareness on environmental issues. The awards are the only of their …
Read More »ARUA LEADERS RAISE RED FLAG OVER HUMAN TRAFFICKING
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: Thursday, November 14, 2024 Human trafficking used to be a crime heard of from faraway countries, but now it has come closer to home raising alarm among the leaders in the Arua district and Arua City. The leaders who are involved in human rights protection called …
Read More »FRESH BREED OF PROFESSORS JOIN UGANDA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024 The Uganda National Academy of Science (UNAS), an independent, non-profit and nonpolitical organization that prides in advancing academic excellence and societal transformation through evidence-based research and policy formulation has received a boost of new breed of scientists whom it has enrolled into …
Read More »SOLAR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS POWERING FOOD SECURITY FOR REFUGEES IN WEST NILE
BY DOREEN BAZIO ADJUMANI: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024 In West Nile, a sub-region of Uganda that is prone to drought and adverse vagaries of weather, the food security situation is worsened by the hosting of a large number of refugees in the country. Many households receive only 30% of food …
Read More »GULU UNIVERSITY FAILS TO ACCOUNT FOR SH1.651BN FOR 55 FISH PONDS AFTER FIVE YEARS
Abundoned 6 in 1 fish cages floating on River Nile in Obongi districtBy Dramadri Federick ARUA: Friday, October 11, 2024 At Namsaiya cell, Roma ward in Obongi town council, a water logged area is shrouded in thickets as it straddles the shores of River Nile. It is where one of …
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