Forests

UN envoy urges the private sector to aid modern agriculture

UN envoy urges the private sector to aid modern agriculture

Rose Omalango, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Uganda has urged the private sector in the country to invest more in climate smart agriculture inputs that can help farmers practice Eco-based farming. Omalango made the call today Monday 25 July, while speaking to journalists in Kampala. She said such a move will save the environment […]

World celebrates International Day of Forests as China restores forests

World celebrates International Day of Forests as China restores forests

As the world celebrates today the International day of Forests, a study has found that China’s sweeping program to restore forests across the country is working. Long after China’s forests were destroyed by logging, floods and conversion to farmland, the country has turned the story around to one of hope. This is according to the first […]

Local herbalists strongly decry continued cutting down of forests

Local herbalists strongly decry continued cutting down of forests

Local herbalists are strongly decrying the continued cutting down of forests across the country which are the source of the medicinal roots of the products they make for the clients. The representative of the herbalists on the NDA board, Haji Mukwaya Jamilu Lutakome says that as people try to earn a living through  timber selling, among other activities in […]