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In a significant stride towards ensuring food safety and agricultural resilience, a team of researchers from Makerere University has been awarded the prestigious Uganda Climate Innovation Fund (UCIF) to support the development of a groundbreaking solution to maize contamination. Maize, a staple food for millions of Ugandans, has long been threatened by Aspergillus fungi, which […]

The African Union’s Agenda 2063 articulates a clear continental ambition; to unlock Africa’s potential to feed itself and to harness the transformative power of its greatest asset, its people. While natural resources remain abundant and diverse, Africa’s long-term prosperity hinges on the strategic cultivation of human capital through robust, forward-looking education systems. Like many governments […]

Building Opportunity for Lesser-known Diversity in Edible Resources (BOLDER) of the Crop TrustOpportunity Crop Scholarships Call for applications for four PhD positions Makerere University Regional Centre for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI),Makerere University & The Norwegian University of Life Sciences 1st December 2024 Background One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals is to attain zero hunger by […]