Tag: Nutrition
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Dr. Opolot thank you for Hopters Mixed Farm
Hopters Mixed Farm in Pallisa County is a great example of economics that works, me thinks. Yes, one of our own, a son of Pallisa County, a civil servant, an agriculturalist, Dr. Nakalet Henry Opolot, saved up and/or mobilized capital and has invested in climate smart agricultural enterprises for the benefit of our community double-double.…
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“If you cannot afford bread eat cassava” disaster
Nearly a year ago, on 21st June 2021, I published a blog post containing an advisory titled: “Improve diets not to eat food for self-esteem” from a student of public health, Emmanuel Olupot and in which I prayed to fellow Ugandans to: “Join me in calling on the President, the newly sworn in Cabinet and…
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Fair trade is what farmers want not your charity
It was such a refreshing and exciting experience interacting with Vivian Kabuye of Spicy Duuka, that is located at Kitoro Main Market in Entebbe. Wow! Spicy Duuka for me was an excellent find. It is everything that I envisage as an ideal standard for trading in valued added dried food items. I dare say, Spicy…
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“Doctor in the house,” my guide to good health
There is this reality television series that airs every morning (Uganda time) on DSTv’s “CBS Reality” channel, that is called: “Doctor in the house”. In each episode, four doctors are invited into the lives of a family. The doctors observe the families’ every day living – whether they do exercise or not; how they do…
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Video – Women’s access to land, nutrition and COVID-19
They say, this disease, COVID, if it finds your body strong – you are nutritionally strong; your body has been receiving the sufficient nutrition; COVID, the chances of fighting it are high. So, we should go back and look at those things that are also contributing to COVID being spread heavily among Iteso. I have…