Food insecurity and malnutrition remain high in Sub-Saharan Africa where agriculture is predominantly rain-fed and 80% of the food produced by small-holder farmers. Addressing the challenge requires extensive research and extension support to improve the existing traditional tillage systems and farming practices. Climate Smart Agriculture in Sub Saharan Africa (NoRHED II), a collaborative project between […]
Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio Security (CoVAB), in collaboration with University of Tromsø (UiT) Norway, University of Bahr El Ghazal (UBG) South Sudan, and University of South Eastern Norway (USN) are set to implement the Climate Change and Infectious Diseases – A One Health Approach (CIDIMOH) project. The six-year Project […]
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MoSTI), Hon. Dr. Monica Musenero on Monday 25th April, 2022 presided over the opening ceremony of the NORHED Week in Uganda and rallied researchers to ensure that their findings flow beyond academia into communities. She noted that the value chain approach adopted by the National Science, Technology and […]
Food insecurity and malnutrition are on the rise in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The slow progress towards food security is partly attributed to demographic pressure, soil quality deterioration, and climate change that have adversely affected agricultural productivity. To address the challenge, Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) in collaboration with the Norwegian […]
The Coordinator of the Climate Smart and NORHED II projects at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University invites you all to the aforementioned lectures scheduled for Friday 11th March 2022 from 10:00am-12:00pm in the School of Agricultural Sciences Conference Hall. Presentations How climate smart is conservation agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa? – […]
Makerere University in collaboration with University of Bergen, Norway; Kyambogo University, Uganda; National Institute of Teacher Education (UNITE); and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences is implementing a Six (6) years NORHED II supported Project titled ‘Capacity Building for Research–Based Teacher Education (CABUTE)’. The main purpose of this collaboration is to enable successful implementation of […]
Makerere University in collaboration with University of Bergen, Norway; Kyambogo University, Uganda; National Institute of Teacher Education (UNITE); and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences is implementing a Six (6) years NORHED II supported Project titled ‘Capacity Building for Research–Based Teacher Education (CABUTE)’. CABUTE is aimed at enabling Uganda’s successful implementation of the National Teacher […]
Water ESSENCE Africa – Creating synergy to meet global challenges is a NORHED II project funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). The purpose of the NORHED Programme is to strengthen capacity in higher education institutions in developing countries to produce higher quality graduates, more and higher-quality research, and more inclusive higher education. […]