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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
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
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
Tears rolled down Adoch Molly’s face as she stood helplessly at the edge of the 205-acre piece of land in Lalaloo Village, Ayweri Parish, Paibona Sub-County in Gulu District. The …
Widows of the Soil: How Women in Acholi Sub-Region are Fighting for their Land Rights. Read More
Gertrude Asianduru lost her first child because of a power outage. It was on a rainy night in May 2023, when Asianduru was rushed by her family to Obongi Health …
“Midwives deliver babies using torches”: Obongi’s endless wait for power amid excess in Uganda Read More
Not long ago, Mr. Michael Alumai and his family would trek from Maaji refugee settlement in Adjumani to the neighbouring streams to fetch water for his thirsty cassava garden. The …
West Nile refugees, host communities save thirsty farmlands with solar water pumps Read More
Despite Uganda being a major supplier of hydropower in the east African region, communities within its territory still grapple with electricity-related challenges. These range from persistent power outages to people …
Breaking free from costly fossil fuel: Acholi business community embrace solar use Read More
A decade ago, Rose Anewa would buy only a sack of charcoal to meet her family’s energy needs for a month. But over the years, as her family increased in …
Turning cow dung into fuel: How Anewa is cooking up a cleaner climate Read More
Growing up in Itula sub-county, Obongi district, Gladys Amidra would collect cow dung for home use. She narrates that her grandparents would then dry and use animal waste every day …
United for a Greener Future: Clean Energy Sparks Environmental Unity in Obongi Read More