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Benaaps Goats Farm. Photo by Ivan Tolit. In Atiak Sub-County, northern Uganda, the climate is changing faster than expected. Rainfall has become less predictable for farmers in households without irrigation …
For Farmers Facing Climate Change in Atiak Massacre Site, Goats Mean True Resilience Read More
Theme: “Telling Northern Uganda’s Stories in the Digital Age” Application Deadline: 16 August 2026 Fellowship Duration: 3 Months (12 Weeks) Location: Gulu City and Virtual Learning Platforms Number of Fellows: …
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: NUMEC Digital Journalism and Content Innovation Fellowship 2026 Read More
In the second part and final series on climate-smart farming, CHOWOO profiles Alfred Ojok, a coffee farmer in Nwoya district who is using ‘precision technology’ coupled with other climate-smart practices …
How Ojok Turned his Despair Into a Coffee Revolution in Northern Uganda Read More
In part one of his series, CHOWOO captures the struggles of farmers in the four districts of Acholi—Gulu, Nwoya, Omoro and Amuru—battered by climate change shocks, yet access to climate‑smart …
Trapped by Climate Change: Why Small-Scale Farmers are Failing to Transit to Climate Smart Practices. Read More
Science has for centuries been a powerful tool for addressing some of humanity’s problems: disease outbreaks, food crises, pest attacks, and so forth. For the most part, these problems are …
A Journalist’s Quick Guide to Science Reporting Read More
In the fertile fields of Nwoya District, a quiet shift in farming practice is taking root as one that is reshaping how farmers prepare their land while safeguarding the soil …
Walking Tractors Transform Farming in Nwoya as Climate-smart Solution Gains Ground. Read More
In Chua East County, Kitgum District, the school term and the farming calendar are on a collision course. As the first rains arrive in April, parents are loading hoes, oxen, …
Kitgum’s Education Crisis: When the School Bell Clashes with the Planting Season Read More
For many women, pregnancy begins with hope and dreams of welcoming a new life. But for some, that journey ends in the heartbreak of miscarriage. Instead of finding immediate medical …
From Hope to Heartbreak: Amuru Women’s Struggle to Access Post-Abortion Care Read More
Growing enough food amid fast-changing weather patterns is increasingly becoming tough for rural women in the Acholi subregion. This explains why access to practical information about the expected weather conditions, …
Extension: How Trusted Advisers Are Returning High Yields To Farmers In Acholi Read More
On a hot, quiet morning, Milly Akello tends to her water-stressed cocoa farm, sprouting in her banana grove. A few kilometres, east of Lira City, Akello’s three-hectare parched garden, however, …
How Cocoa Farmers in Northen Uganda are Reviving Thirsty Farmlands to Yield More Production. Read More