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INNOECOFOOD Project: Mak Team Assesses Potential sites for Hosting the Mini Living Lab & Fish Processing Unit

Purpose of the project Makerere University is part of the consortium through which the INNOECOFOOD project will be implemented. Funded by the EU under The Horizon Europe Programme, INNOECOFOOD (Eco-innovative Technologies for Improved Nutrition, Sustainable Production and Marketing of Agroecological Food Products in Africa), a three-year project (2024-2026) aims to establish innovative production/ business ECOHUBS...

The Africa Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) mission at Makerere University.

Makerere University has been subjected to an assessment to determine its suitability for hosting a Regional Centre of Excellence in Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa. The evaluation follows a jointly submitted Expression of Interest by the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB) and the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS). The Africa Union...

Masters Research Fellowships in Water, Society & Climate Change Programmes

Eligibility and requirements The applicant should; Be a registered student at Makerere University and will have completed coursework in fields relevant to the above broad theme. In addition, applicants should: Be willing to undertake and complete field research and write-up (including publishing in recognized journals) within the specified period; Females are highly encouraged to apply....

NutriFish wins Fisheries Innovations Award 2023

The NutriFish Project under the Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University was announced winner of the Fisheries Innovations Award 2023 at the Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Awards (SFA) ceremony held on 30th June 2023 at Fairway Hotel, Kampala. The NutriFish Project team led by Dr Jackson Efitre (3rd...

Mak spearheads Formation of Biology Society of Uganda (BioSU)

The Society aims to promote professional relevance and teamwork in fostering biology education and scholarship in Uganda Prof. Arthur K.Tugume, Dean School of Biosciences, Makerere University addressing participants at the BioSU inception meeting Makerere University has mobilized resources to conduct research into the poor performance in Biology at UCE and UACE. This was revealed by...

NutriFish Project Participates in Vision Group Harvest Money Expo 2022

Makerere University College of Natural Sciences through the NutriFish Project participated in the Harvest Money Expo held on 18th-20th March 2022 at Kololo Independence Grounds, Kampala. The annual event is an initiative by Vision Group in Kampala, organized with support from the Netherlands Embassy and other partners. The theme of the Harvest Money Expo was,...
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