In July this year, MaRCCI bought first class agricultural equipment worth a billion to aid students in field experiments and cultivation on the university farm at MUARIK.

“ This is a demonstration that there is value for the money that Government of Uganda has borrowed. It also shows that money has been put to correct use”, Prof. Nawangwe said.

Nawangwe further emphasized the good in farming and stated that it can uplift Uganda if well implemented.

“Agriculture is not only the backbone of this country but the only sector that can deliver this country from her economic challenges to improve livelihoods and feed the ever rising population,” Prof. Nawangwe noted.

MaRCCI centre Director who is also the Principal Investigator of the project Dr. Richard Edema put forth that the vehicles will  be a graet tool in teaching and training at the center and added that a labaratory is what is left for them to be fully equipped.

“We have a lot of research and scientists need vehicles for movement, field trails and monitoring. The minibus will help in transportation of our students and staff during teaching and field trials,” Dr. Edema said.

Makerere University won a $ 6 million USD World Bank Grant to support the establishment of the Makerere University Regional Centre for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI) within the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

MaRCCI aims at strengthening of the PhD program in Plant Breeding in Biotechnology, the MSc. in Plant Breeding and Seed Systems, applied research in various crops, and outreach activities to improve Ugandan agriculture through enhancing the skills of public and private personnel supporting crop breeding and production activities.

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