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Transforming Water Access in Masindi: A Breakthrough Technology Tackles Corrosion and Illness

Transforming Water Access in Masindi: A Breakthrough Technology Tackles Corrosion and Illness

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda March 19 [SHIFTMEDIA] In the rural village of Masindi, many residents have long struggled with unsafe water, relying on dilapidated boreholes that often produced foul-smelling, yellowish water full of iron…

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Uganda’s Climate Mobility Challenge: A Nation on the Move

Uganda’s Climate Mobility Challenge: A Nation on the Move

By PATRICK JARAMOGI LUZIRA, Uganda March 19 [SHIFTMEDIA] Climate mobility is steadily emerging as a critical reality in Uganda, as communities grapple with mounting adaptation challenges. With its diverse ecosystems, Uganda faces a range of climate…

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CALL 4 ACTION: Uganda’s Civil Society Calls for a Ban on Hazardous Pesticides to Protect Health and Environment

CALL 4 ACTION: Uganda’s Civil Society Calls for a Ban on Hazardous Pesticides to Protect Health and Environment

By PATRICK JARAMOGI Kampala, January 5, [SHIFTMEDIA ]  – A coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) has urgently called on the Ugandan government to regulate and ban the use of hazardous pesticides, particularly Glyphosate and…

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FOOD SAFETY: Uganda Marks International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

FOOD SAFETY: Uganda Marks International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA]  On September 29, Uganda joined the global community in commemorating the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, a day established by the UN General Assembly in…

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POST HARVEST: Ugandan Farmers To Benefit From Ecozen Solar Powered Cold Storage

POST HARVEST: Ugandan Farmers To Benefit From Ecozen Solar Powered Cold Storage

By PATRICK JARAMOGI Deep in Kangulumira, in Kayunga district, in a quaint village nestled amidst the lush greenery famous for pineapple growing, we find Musoke Christopher. Here, the scorching sun beats down relentlessly, and the…

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LAUNCHED: Agroecology Week Of Action Kicksoff

LAUNCHED: Agroecology Week Of Action Kicksoff

By Our Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] PELUM Uganda and its partners has launched this year’s Agroecology Week of Action (AWA) 2022 which packed with annual major events. The weeklong events include: the 1st YALTA Regional…

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WORLD-FOOD-DAY: Food Insecurity Is Geo-Political

WORLD-FOOD-DAY: Food Insecurity Is Geo-Political

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA NEWS]On Sunday October 16, 2022, Uganda will join the rest of the world in celebrating the International World Food Day. The theme for this year’s celebrations to be held…

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Kampala Cement On Spot Over Delayed Compensation

Kampala Cement On Spot Over Delayed Compensation

By PHOEBE MASONGOLE KAPCHORWA, [SHIFTMEDIA] The communities in Bulambuli and Kapchorwa district had for long resisted the large-scale Pozzolana mining by Kampala Cement. The disastrous effects of this mining is already paying a large toll…

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LOOMING: Climate Change Likely To Raise Wheat Prices In Food-Insecure Regions

LOOMING: Climate Change Likely To Raise Wheat Prices In Food-Insecure Regions

By Our Science Reporter BEIJING, China [SHIFTMEDIA] Wheat is a key source of nutrition for people across the globe, providing 20% of calories and protein for 3.4 billion people worldwide. Even if we meet climate…

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GRAFT: Bukwo Farmers Reject Poorly Constructed Warehouses

GRAFT: Bukwo Farmers Reject Poorly Constructed Warehouses

By Our Reporter BUKWO, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA ] Farmers in Bukwo district have rejected five maize warehouses constructed at a cost of one billion shillings, citing shoddy work. In 2020, the government through the Ministry of…

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