Makerere College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) Acquires Tractor Worth US$26,500

Makerere College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) Acquires Tractor Worth US$26,500

Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) has acquired an agricultural tractor worth US$26,500 (approximately shs.98, 050,000). The tractor was supplied by John Deere MAS CORPORATION Company Ltd (MASCOR ) with college resources. It is a four wheel drive model 5075E with 75HP and can be attached ploughs, harrows, planters, bailers and forage harvesters […]

Makerere University Introduces Cow pea,Sorghum breeding Program

Makerere University Introduces Cow pea,Sorghum breeding Program

Makerere University’s Regional Centre for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI) has introduced two breeding programmes on cow pea and sorghum to aid in research and also address the issue of nutritional security as well as increasing income for farmers. The project  has been established on a seven(7) acres plot at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK) where most […]