Originally posted on The RUFORUM Blog:
By Bill Oketch KOLE/APAC- Researchers have warned of a serious threat posed by cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), saying it could cause food insecurity in Lango. The worst hit areas are Chegere Sub-county in Apac District and Bala Sub-county in Kole District, where nearly 100 per cent of residents…

Originally posted on The RUFORUM Blog:
By Christine Nakkazi, College of Agricultural and Environmental sciences, Makerere University christinenakkazi@yahoo.com Over 80% of rural households in Northern Uganda keep chicken, mostly local breeds kept under the free-range production system. However, these indigenous chicken exhibit low turnover and low growth rate due to poor management and inadequate feeding…

Source: ZIKA VIRUS DISEASE

ZiKa Virus (ZKV)disease is an emerging mosquito-borne human viral infection that has been ecologically associated with congenital microcephaly in newborns in Brazil. The general public is therefore advised to take precautions to reduce the risk of infection for example: protecting yourself from mosquito bites by wearing long-sleeved shirts and trousers and keeping doors and windows […]