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Journalists in East Africa face significant challenges to reporting on issues related to climate change including a lack of training in reporting strategies, difficulties coping with technical languag
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FEATURE: Pest-free storage for quality protein maize

In northern Uganda, farmers growing quality protein maize (QPM) have been encouraged to make the most of their crop through improved storage and processing. A new warehouse has been built in the area by the World Food Programme, where farmers can depos... [more...]

1 October, 2013

FEATURE: Protein-rich maize, a nutritious crop

With higher levels of protein than normal maize, quality protein maize (QPM) is a valuable crop for resource-poor families who depend on maize as their staple food. In Gulu district, Uganda, an innovation platform for technology adoption (IPTA) has bee... [more...]

1 October, 2013

Sweet potato – adding value by processing

Having grown bumper harvests of orange fleshed sweet potato, farmers in Busia, western Kenya, needed a way to preserve the excess crop that could not be sold straight away. They chipped the potatoes into small pieces, and experimented with different sy... [more...]

1 October, 2013

FEATURE: Multiple benefits from fuel-saving stoves

In Mbarara, in south western Uganda, the introduction of fuel-saving stoves is having a wide range of benefits. The stoves are being introduced through primary schools, as part of an ‘eco schools’ project run by the CECOD NGO. The stoves us... [more...]

28 August, 2013

FEATURE: Livestock restocking in response to drought

When serious drought occurs in dry areas such as northern Kenya, many animals, such as cows, goats and camels, may die. For livestock keepers, this puts their own lives at risk as they may have no other sources of income or food. Several NGOs are attem... [more...]

28 August, 2013

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