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Progress with establishment of the Makerere University Regional Centre for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI) - an East and Southern Africa African Centre of Excellence

S. Akello · A. Z. Chitake · Isaac Onziga Dramadri · R. Edema +1 more

Low agricultural productivity in Eastern and Southern Africa has led to recurrent chronic food insecurity, poor nutrition, and widespread poverty that continue to affect a significant proportion of the population. This low productivity is …

RUF-40744 2019 CC BY 4.0 20 Nov 2023

Centre for Research, Agricultural Advancement, Teaching Excellence and Sustainability in Food and Nutritional Security (CREATES-FNS) at Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)

M. Kimanya · E. Sauli · G. Shirima · E.S. Swai +1 more

With nearly 850 million hungry people globally in 2012, there are social, ethical and political imperatives to put more emphasis on food and nutritional security, particularly in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. The region is charac…

RUF-36151 2016 CC BY 4.0 15 Oct 2016