Norah Owaraga

Oblivious Members of Parliament

But, in Uganda, ordinary people living undignified, deprived lives is the norm. And if our members of parliament are called out for contributing towards the status quo, they effectively, ask the deprived and poor, who cannot afford the proverbial bread, to go eat the proverbial cake.

Household food planning is needed to stop food scarcity in Uganda

The problem of food insecurity in Uganda is more about food distribution than the actual lack of food. To allege that Ugandans prefer feeding their kids on food supplements is to tell us that Ugandans have majority elite. What does a food supplement mean to a poor woman living in Loro in Oyam District in…

Food scarcity in Uganda is real because we lack storage facilities for food

I grew up in Kumi District and I remember there was a granary in every household. It’s been ages since I was last there. I believe one of the issues that force hunger and famine on Uganda is the lack of storage facilities for food. Maize costs as low as 400 shillings during the harvesting…

‘Global-western style’ nutrition training in Uganda drives food scarcity

The challenge on the table is perception and training programs not tailored to suit our domestic nutritional demands. Training programs that lean on ‘global-western style’ nutritional diets will not be easily replicated over in our local environment. Thus, an urge is absolutely eminent to develop nutritional guides based on local nutritional material. From the perspective…