Uganda

Uganda: Healthy harvest, healthy family thanks to orange-fleshed sweet potato

Williams Moi | March 28, 2021

This story was first published October 2016 Sixty-eight-year-old Augustino Kyagagambi has vowed to continue growing orange-fleshed sweet potatoes for the […]

Uganda

Voice of Kigezi: Winner of the inaugural Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio

admin | December 7, 2020

This story was originally published in March 2019. Broadcasters can apply for the 2021 Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm […]

Uganda

Bringing farmers and broadcasters closer together: Rubanda Tukore FM

admin | November 23, 2020

Rubanda Tukore FM, a Ugandan radio station, has found ways to bring itself closer to the farmers in its listening […]

Uganda

Uganda: Pregnant mothers struggle to access sexual and reproductive health services due to COVID-19 lockdown measures

Emmy Daniel Ojara | November 9, 2020

Milly Apiyo breaks into tears as she struggles to explain how she recently lost her unborn baby when she couldn’t […]

Uganda

Uganda: In African villages, coronavirus sparks fears of a spike in malaria deaths (Thomson Reuters)

admin | August 2, 2020

In her small home in northern Uganda surrounded by the six children she cares for, Acayo Rose, 74, sleeps under […]

Uganda

Uganda: COVID-19 ban on livestock markets makes life difficult for chicken farmer

Denis Ongeng | July 6, 2020

This story was originally published on April 27. It’s 12 o’clock noon on a hot sunny day, and the temperature […]

Uganda

Uganda: Women fear food shortages will make coronavirus and HIV a deadly mix (Trust)

admin | June 22, 2020

Before Uganda’s coronavirus lockdown, Matina had a morning routine. After waking, she drank tea, ate a little, and took her […]

Uganda

Uganda: COVID-19 ban on livestock markets makes life difficult for chicken farmer

Denis Ongeng | April 27, 2020

It’s 12 o’clock noon on a hot sunny day, and the temperature is soaring to 30 degrees Celsius. But Geoffrey […]