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CANCER DAY: Using Healthy Diets To Reduce The Risk Of Cancer

CANCER DAY: Using Healthy Diets To Reduce The Risk Of Cancer

By Nkasima Janet KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| The global cancer burden is estimated to have risen to 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018.[1] One in 5 men and one in 6 women worldwide…

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RECOVERY: Government Partners With PELUM Uganda To Plant 100m Trees In 24 Months

RECOVERY: Government Partners With PELUM Uganda To Plant 100m Trees In 24 Months

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI ENTEBBE, Uganda |SHIFTMEDIA| Uganda has lost millions of carbon energy in the past years due to deforestation, but not all hope is gone as government and private players plan to plant 100…

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Modern Technologies Will Transform Agriculture, Kagame Says

Modern Technologies Will Transform Agriculture, Kagame Says

BY OUR REPORTER KIGALI, Rwanda|SHIFTMEDIA|President Paul Kagame has emphasized the need to invest in modern technologies as one of the key metrics to drive Africa’s agricultural sector and agribusiness activities. He was speaking during a…

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Kenya’s Coast Is Losing Huge Amounts Of Seagrass. But All Isn’t Lost

Kenya’s Coast Is Losing Huge Amounts Of Seagrass. But All Isn’t Lost

NAIROBI, Kenya|SHIFTMEDIA| The UN environmental programme has released a report warning that fishing trawlers, seaweed farming, and tourism off the coast of Kenya is threatening the survival of seagrasses. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Lillian…

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Ray Of Hope In Gulu As Hivos Addresses Dietary Challenges Among Households

Ray Of Hope In Gulu As Hivos Addresses Dietary Challenges Among Households

 BY PATRICK JARAMOGI GULU, Uganda: Some four years ago Janet Achiro would only dream of having a decent meal. Achiro a resident of Bardege Division in Gulu is among the scores of others who have…

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FRA Steering The Path For Uganda’s Food Nutrition and Food Security

FRA Steering The Path For Uganda’s Food Nutrition and Food Security

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI  KAMPALA, Uganda: The sorry state of food and nutrition security in Uganda is not due to the absence of resources or food, but rather an issue of organization and planning. Despite various…

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Kabarole’s Nutrition Deficiency Levels Rises As Households Embrace Hivo’s Food Lab

Kabarole’s Nutrition Deficiency Levels Rises As Households Embrace Hivo’s Food Lab

BY OUR  REPORTER KABAROLE, Uganda: Uganda’s destined Tourism City, Fort portal is on the mark for having the highest number of malnourished and stunted children. The growth in the urban population has brought in place…

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CEFROHT Drags Govt To Court Over Lack Of National Food Reserves

CEFROHT Drags Govt To Court Over Lack Of National Food Reserves

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Government has been sued to have in place national food reserves as a mitigation factor to address food security in Uganda. The Center for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT),…

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4.4 Million Ugandans Fall Sick Annually Due to Unsafe Food

4.4 Million Ugandans Fall Sick Annually Due to Unsafe Food

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Food safety is everyone’s business! This is the theme for this year’s World Food Safety Day. COVID-19 pandemic aside, Uganda is grappling with an issue of unsafe food that is…

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What Lockdowns Mean For Food Security In East Africa

What Lockdowns Mean For Food Security In East Africa

BY IMMACULATE YOSSA DAISY  KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Festivities to mark a new year and decade have been short-lived the world over as the first months of 2020 witnessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parts of…

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