Norah Owaraga

To address food insecurity in Uganda there is need to address people’s mindsets

The fact that Uganda, a country once aptly described as the “pearl of Africa” by Winston Churchill, can have sections of the population that is food insecure warrants close examination. I visited Masaka villages about a decade ago as part of a monitoring team for a DANIDA project on household agricultural support. We found an…

Proudly Ugandan – Buy and take NUCAFE Coffee

“NUCAFE coffee is grown, selectively harvested, roasted and ground in Uganda. At all levels, the coffee is still owned by the farmers. Buying coffee directly from the farmers means better coffee for you, better life for the farm family and healthier environment for us all, 90% of the surpluses are paid to the coffee farmers…

His Excellency Fidel Castro Absolved by History

If the COVID-19 aka the Coronavirus pandemic and these words of wisdom from His Excellency Fidel Castro do not cause a major re-think and re-do of our world, which we live in, nothing will: “Our country does not launch bombs against other people. Or send thousands of planes to bomb cities. Our country does not…

COVID19 Pandemic Lesson 1: What Many Call Home

What many who live in the urban centres of Uganda call home is a one or two roomed house that is located in a congested “affordable area”; essentially slum-like conditions. The rooms, generally, being about five meters by five meters in size. It should be note that the average population size of a household in…