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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 5 million pigs in the country will be killed by stress induced by rising temperatures over the next twenty years, a devastating average of 250,000 pigs are killed in a year. And as if the death is not bad enough, the heat stress is …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fall Armyworm has been devastating the maize crop since 2016. Scientists hop that biological control method will minimize the use of synthetic insecticides and reduce harm to the environment Insect scientists within Africa including neighbouring Kenya say they have discovered a biological weapon …

Scientific innovation and multi-institutional collaboration will be needed in the fight against the deadly armyworm ravaging farms across Africa, according to a group of scientists who attended a stakeholders consultation meeting on the Fall Armyworm in Nairobi recently. The scientists also called for quick, coordinated action and a massive awareness …

A new study carried out by the government of Uganda and its development partners says a new weather pattern could worsen food insecurity in the Karamoja region if no action is taken. The study found that the average monthly rainfall in the region increased over the last 35 years and …