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District Local Government officials, Village and Sub-County leaders and the Research team pose for a group photo after the site handover in Rupa Sub-County, Morot District on 24th October 2021.

Mak Secures another 10 Hectares in Rupa Sub-County Moroto for Livestock Café

Makerere University has secured an additional 10 hectares of land from the pastoralist community in Rupa Sub-County, Moroto District for establishment of a livestock café. The...

Napak and Moroto District officials (in blue and green t-shirts) hand over the site in Poron Sub-County, Napak to the Drylands Transform project Principal Investigator-Prof. Denis Mpairwe (L) on 23rd October 2021.

Agriculture & Environment3 years ago

Mak Granted 10 Hectares in Poron, Napak to set up Livestock Café & Tick Control Demos

By Jane Anyango Makerere University has been handed 10 hectares of land in Poron Sub-County, Napak District to set up a livestock café with a tick...

Drylands Transform project PI Prof. Denis Mpairwe (R) and Napak District Agricultural Officer Mr. Nangiro Abrahams (L) during the inception meeting in Poron on 22nd October 2021, Karamoja sub-region.

Agriculture & Environment3 years ago

Mak Seeks 10 Hectares of Land to Establish Livestock Cafes in Napak District

By Jane Anyango Makerere University Researchers under the Drylands Transform Project are engaging communities and local government in Karamoja sub-region to establish livestock Cafes. This was...

Women going to the fields in Karamoja, Uganda. Photo by Kaarli Sundsmo, USAID on Pixnio

Agriculture & Environment3 years ago

Doctoral Research Fellowship for the Project ‘Drylands Transform’

Drylands Transform – Pathways and challenges toward a socio-ecological transformation of landscapes, livestock and livelihoods in the East African drylands, is a multidisciplinary research project (2020...

A young man herds cattle in Karamoja. Photo credity: Daily Monitor.

Agriculture & Environment3 years ago

3 Year Doctoral Research Fellowships – ‘Drylands Transform’ Project

Drylands Transform – Pathways and challenges toward a socio-ecological transformation of landscapes, livestock and livelihoods in the East African drylands, is a multidisciplinary research project (2020...