Browsing by Author "Lule, Jeff Andrew"

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    4ps approach to boost commercial agriculture.
    (New Vision, 2017-11-28) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    With the 4Ps approach, farmers are regarded as partners and not as beneficiaries. This means they are involved in decision-making and negotiations. For a partnership to be effective, one must have a shared vision and dream, and most cases, there is a market gap to be addressed, such as a need for vegetable oil.
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    Dons Split over University ranking
    (New Vision, 2017-11-15) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    Dons from several universities across Africa have questioned the authenticity of international university rankings, arguing that African higher institutions of learning are always underrated.
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    EAC needs sh6b e-waste implementation stratyegy
    (New Vision, 2017-07-28) Lule, Jeff Andrew; Mazirwe, Sarah
    East African community maize, soya farmers edge out middlemen.
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    Farmers increase incomes with Korean model
    (New Vision, 2017-12-21) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    A total of 168 households in Mpigi district have adopted the Korean development model 'Saemaul Undong', which was introduced in the area to improve people's livelihoods.
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    FDC threatens to sue blood bank over discrimination
    (New Vision, 2018-02-20) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    On February 14, last week, FDC mobilised its party members to donate blood but UBTS failed to show up, yet they had confirmed to carryout the exercise.
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    Forest encroachers turn into conservationists.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-07) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    Kalwana sub-county in Mubende district has got a new breath of life after recovering its greenery. Both Namwasa Central Forest Reserve and a privately owned land in the area now a meld of eucalyptus and pine trees. The Mityana and Mubende sector manager of the National Forestry Authority (NFA),
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    Forty-eight hospitalised over poisonous cassava
    (New Vision, 2017-09-19) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    The police in Kasese are holding four people in connection with selling poisonous cassava flour. A total of 48 people, according to the police spokesperson Asan Kasigye, were admitted to Bwera Hospital after consuming the poisonous cassava.
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    Gomba cattle keepers told to vacate forest reserve.
    (New Vision, 2017-09-26) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    Cattle keepers in Maddu sub county, Gomba district, have been given an ultimatum of two months to vacate Nsowe and Kalombi central forest reserves. Kalombi and Nsowe forest are catchment areas for River Katonga covering 3,836 and 5,097 hectares respectively.
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    Human rights commission calls for calm.
    (New Vision, 2017-09-20) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has called on the public to remain calm over the current debate on the proposed amendment of Article 102 (b) of the Constitution to lift the presidential age limit. The agency's chairman, Meddie Kaggwa noted that there is no need for or panic.
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    Kasubi Tombs to be completed in 2018- Mayiga
    (New Vision, 2017-12-25) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    The reconstruction works of Kasubi Tombs are to be completed before the end of next year, the Katikkiro, Charles Peter Mayiga, has said.
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    MAK in sh18b project to curb refugee crises.
    (New Vision, 2017-07-07) Lule, Jeff Andrew; Akanshumbusha, Jill
    In an effort to end borderland conflicts in the East African region, Makerere university, with support from Norwegian government, has embarked on a project to understand the cause of the problem. The five-year project, funded by Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (Norad), is to cost $5m (about Sh18b), and will end in 2019
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    Mildmay to become teaching hospital
    (New Vision, 2017-06-27) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    Mildmay Uganda, a specialised children HIV/AIDS centre, has kicked off its 30 year master plan to turn into a modern training hospital. The centre has started offering other general health services, alongside the HIV services. The state minister for general duties at Ministry of Health, Sarah Opendi, said out of the 230 people who are infected with HIV daily, 44% are youth
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    NFA to use beekeeping to protect Mabira forest.
    (New Vision, 2018-01-03) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    As part of the strategies to protect the Mabira Central Forestry Reserve, the National Forestry Authority (NFA), in partnership with Nature and Livelihoods (NL), have introduced beekeeping among other income-generating ventures to residents adjacent to the forest. The move comes at time the government is in the process of opening forest boundaries to avoid encroachment on the reserve.
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    Students develop device to guide the blind
    (Sunday Vision, 2017-07-16) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    One of the great challenges for the visually impaired not only in Uganda, but globally, is moving from one place to another. Technology largely remains inadequate to overcome the obstacles before them. The blind aide device incorporates an infrared sensor, a motor and two light dialers (blue and red), Akena says the infrared sensor helps to detect any object within a certain distance.
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    The black and white colobus monkey greets with a hug.
    (New Vision, 2016-01-03) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    The black and white Colobus monkey is one of the exceptional species that catches everyone's eye because of its beauty. It is scientifically known as "Guereza or Abyssinian Colobus". Unlike other primates, the species are adaptive to high densities, low land, medium altitude, montane, swamp, dry, gallery and disturbed forests.
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    UPDF, NFA in Urban tree Planting Drive
    (New Vision, 2017-09-19) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    The Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) and the National Forestry Authority (NFA) have embarked on a joint campaign to promote urban tree planting in different towns of Uganda.
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    We have not approved sand mining in Lake Victoria, says Wakiso boss.
    (New Vision, 2018-01-09) Lule, Jeff Andrew
    In a new twist of events, the Wakiso district leaders have dismissed report that they have approved the Chinese firm to carry out sand mining in Lake Victoria. Addressing the media at the district headquarters yesterday, the district boss, Matia Lwanga Bwanika, said they have never approved sand mining as reported in sections of the media.