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Farmer holding Edeidei variety (Oxfam in Uganda, 2026)

Seeds: Where Food Security Begins on World Food Day

Rachel Zimmerman - Food Systems Fellow - Oxfam in Uganda

This World Food Day, let's recall the most pivotal input that allows us to grow, harvest, process, sell, and eat quality, diverse foods: seeds. Those who don't build their livelihoods from seeds can…

Government intensifies fight against high aflatoxin levels in food stuffs ahead of World Food Safety Day

The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), in collaboration with the Grain Council Uganda (…

From Relying on Food Rations to Growing Acres of Food

Robert John is a 29-year-old South Sudanese Refugee currently settled in Imvepi Refugee Settlement in Terego district, West Nile Sub-region of Uganda. Married with four children, Robert also lives…

The Kenya – Uganda food ban an opportunity to address food safety

The news that the government of Kenya had banned maize from Uganda because of high levels of mycotoxins was received with mixed reactions. Many people rushed to politicize the move and blame Kenya…

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