Tag: agricultural

Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (Right) and Prof. Zhu Yan (Left) shake hands as they display the signed MoU on 28th July 2025. Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe signs MoU with Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU), China delegation led by Hon. Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja in pursuit of collaborative academic and industry research with a focus on agricultural and environmental sciences, 28th July 2025, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Mak Signs MoU with NAU China to Boost Agricultural Research and Innovation

Makerere University has today July 28, 2025, signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) of China, aimed at strengthening institutional collaboration...

Prof. Bernard Bashaasha, Coordinator of the APRC speaking at the launch of the Centre. Agricultural Policy Research Centre (APRC), housed within the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) two-day intensive training workshop on African Agriculture Adaptation Atlas (AAAA), 25th-26th June 2025, School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa 2nd July 2025.

Agriculture & Environment1 month ago

APRC Trains Graduate Students & Stakeholders in the Use of the African Agriculture Adaptation Atlas

The Agricultural Policy Research Centre (APRC), housed within the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at Makerere University, continues to play a pivotal role in...

Mr. Timothy Mutungi, a certified Remote Sensing Drone Pilot, training the project team in drone operations. At Makerere, the project is coordinated by Dr Alex Nimusiima, third right. Nature-based Solutions for Tea (NbS4Tea) project at College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University, Kampala, Funded by the Danish Fellowship Centre under Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, deployment of drones to improve environmental and agricultural data collection at Rwebitaba Tea Research Centre in Kyenjojo District, Uganda, East Africa, 19th June 2025.

Agriculture & Environment1 month ago

NbS4Tea Project Team Makes Great Progress, Deploys Drones for Data Collection

****Funded by the Danish Fellowship Centre under Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NbS4Tea is a five-year initiative aimed at enhancing climate resilience and tea productivity in...

Participants together with the Project Coordinators, Prof. Heinrich Schüle and Prof. John Tabuti (2nd & 3rd R) during the conference at CAES, Makerere University on 17th March 2025. Interim Conference of the Advancing Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains through Strengthening Trans-disciplinary Skills and Cooperation in East African Doctoral Education (ADVALUE) Project co-funded by the European Union, 17th-19th March 2025, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University, Kampala and farm visit to Mr. Sam Mpiira, a dedicated smallholder farmer located in Matugga, Nansana Municipality, Uganda, East Africa.

Agriculture & Environment5 months ago

New Project to Improve Relevance of CAES PhD Graduates

Working with potential future employers of PhD students in Kenya and Uganda, Advancing Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains through Strengthening Trans-disciplinary Skills and Cooperation in East African...

Elizabeth Gabeya (Left) with Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe at his office

VC's Diary5 months ago

Empowering Women Through Mastercard

Today Elizabeth, a student of Agricultural and Rural Innovation replaced me and ran the office of the Vice Chancellor under the empowering women programme of the...

Stakeholders in the Agricultural Sector at the launch of the Agricultural Policy Research Centre in the School of Public Health Auditorium at Makerere on 24th February 2025. Official launch of Agricultural Policy Research Centre (APRC), College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF), represented by Mr. Steven Byantwale, the Commissioner for Crop Protection, 24th February 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health Auditorium, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Agriculture & Environment5 months ago

MAK Establishes Agricultural Policy Research Centre

Uganda’s agricultural sector is a cornerstone of its economy, with the potential to drive sustainable economic growth, reduce poverty, and promote agro-industrialization. The government has set...

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (Right) handing over keys of branded buses to Prof. Gorettie N. Nabanoga the Principal College of Agricultural and Environmental Science

VC's Diary6 months ago

Enhancing Student Mobility

This morning I handed over the keys of three elegant and beautifully branded buses to the Principals of the colleges of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Health...

The PI, Dr Constantine Bakyusa Katongole briefing guests about the project. College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) Welcoming Building Capacity for Climate-Resilient Food Systems in Africa (CaReFoAfrica) Project-a three-year intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme co-funded by the EU-sponsored students to Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa on 29th November 2024.

Agriculture & Environment8 months ago

Mak Welcomes CaReFoAfrica Project Sponsored Students

*****Building Capacity for Climate-Resilient Food Systems in Africa (CaReFoAfrica) Project, a three-year intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme co-funded by the EU will sponsor various programmes at Makerere University...

The Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation of the Republic of Namibia, Hon. Dr. Itah Kandjii Murangi. Second RUFORUM Triennial Conference hosted by the Government of Namibia and RUFORUM member Universities in Namibia, 12-16 August, 2024, Windhoek under the theme “Operationalising Higher Agricultural Education and Research Ecosystems for Innovation, Industrialisation, and Economic Development in Africa: A Call for Action.

Agriculture & Environment12 months ago

Universities urged to embrace AI for climate change adaptation and mitigation

African universities have been challenged to harness the power of emerging digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to transform the agricultural sector and mitigate the...

The walkway to the School of Agricultural Sciences, CAES, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda as seen on 4th February 2009. East Africa

Agriculture & Environment1 year ago

Call for Papers – Makerere University Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (MUJAES)

The Editorial Board, Makerere University Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (MUJAES), College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) is receiving manuscripts for consideration for Volume...