Heated debate in Uganda over super bananas
With his half-acre banana plantation, Charles Semakula can put his family's favourite food on the table every day.
Biotechnology
Mar 18, 2015
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A new chicken breed brings winged hope to Africa
In Uganda – as in most African countries – more than 85 percent of families live in rural village conditions, where small-scale backyard poultry operations are ubiquitous.
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2015
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Ivory in Uganda seizure likely stolen from impound vault
A huge haul of elephant ivory seized in Uganda probably includes tusks stolen from government strongrooms last year, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
Ecology
Jan 27, 2015
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Uganda seizes massive ivory and pangolin haul
Ugandan wildlife officers have seized a huge haul of elephant ivory and pangolin scales, representing the deaths of hundreds of endangered animals, police said Sunday.
Ecology
Jan 25, 2015
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Using technology to decrease the knowledge gap between Ugandan men and women
If an in-the-flesh Extension specialist isn't available to provide training, is a video of the specialist's presentation or a video of a new agricultural practice a good substitute? The answer, according to a University of ...
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2014
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Whistleblower phone app seeks to outsmart corruption
Douglas Buule, a teacher at Kiwenda primary, a government school outside Uganda's capital Kampala, has a recurring problem.
Software
Sep 28, 2014
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Ugandan gorillas under threat but tourist dollars protect
Powerfully pushing through thick jungle, the mountain gorilla is fearless in the face of strangers on his territory, but the endangered ape is unaware the family group he guards survives by the thinnest of threads.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2014
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Study shows how refugees can boost the economy of countries where they settle
The study by the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford focuses on Uganda – a country where refugees have greater freedoms than elsewhere to move around and work. It finds that this has enabled many refugees ...
Economics & Business
Jun 20, 2014
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King of beasts losing ground in Uganda's paradise
Conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the University of St. Andrews warn that Uganda's African lions—a mainstay of the country's tourism industry and a symbol of Africa—are on the verge of disappearing ...
Ecology
Oct 24, 2013
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Research finds outright grants of cash are surprisingly effective form of aid to the poor
The classic proverb says: If you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will have food for a lifetime. Christopher Blattman's research suggests that if you just give the man cash, he will ...
Economics & Business
Oct 9, 2013
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