Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society actors have partnered with vendors and market leaders to promote organically grown foods in a bid to promote good health and save the environment. The activists said this on Friday during the climax of a three-day training for selected market leaders …
Read More »PELUM urges government on food security, greenhouse gas emissions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Uganda, an NGO operating in Uganda has urged the government of Uganda to design strategies that promote food security amongst communities while also ensuring that the environment is protected. This is in relation to the May 14 – …
Read More »Tackling the food security question through organic farming
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Food insecurity is increasingly threatening some parts of the country and could lead to severe malnutrition and death, if not tackled urgently. Current reports from the severely hit regions like Karamoja, indicates that more than half a million people are going hungry and have little …
Read More »Maize ban should open eyes for government to manage standards – PELUM
PELUM recommends that ministry of agriculture should prioritise and allocate funds for publicising, disseminating and educating citizens on standards Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | A membership civil society organisation, Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Uganda has added its voice on the current debate surrounding the quality of maize grain traded …
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