Norah Owaraga

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…

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…