Abor Bob

Development Communication Officer at NARO-Bulindi Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute. Communication is not part of the game, it’s the game.

[National Coffee Research Institute Uganda (NaCORI) @NaCORIUganda]

#CoCoDEV Project Highlights:
Coffee & cocoa nursery operators are participating in a week-long practical retooling exercise @narouganda @rwebitaba research institute, Kabarole. Key areas of the training include; improved propagation procedures, general management and operating a coffee nursery and mother gardens as a business. The trainees are identified from key project areas across the country: Ntoroko, Lwengo, Masaka, Mayuge, Kibale, Mubende, Mbale, Lira, Ntungamo, Kamwenge, Karamoja, Gulu.
@narouganda coffee & cocoa research team @NaCORIUganda is taking lead on the training exercise.
The project is being implemented by @CoffeeUganda and @narouganda.
COCODEV - The Coffee, Cocoa Value-Chain Development Project was officially launched in 2014. The project aims at increasing availability & accessibility of high-quality foundation/starter seedlings for cocoa, arabica and robusta coffee. The project supports certified nursery operators to multiply the best seedlings & ensure that they reach farmers. Funded by @EUinUG through @CoffeeUganda is enhancing the quality of coffee and cocoa in 🇺🇬 through availing quality seedlings & postharvest handling practices. Together we are laying the ground work for a more resilient and prosperous future for Uganda's coffee and cocoa industries.

[National Coffee Research Institute Uganda (NaCORI) @NaCORIUganda]

COVAC PROJECT:
@NaCORIUganda is implementing a cocoa project entitled: Cocoa Value Chain Development Project in West Nile (COVAC). The project is a collaboration between NaCORI and Canaan Global Leadership Center and Kijami Table Ltd (Korean based registered entities). The project is aimed at increasing cocoa production and productivity in the West Nile Sub-region of Uganda. This week, the project team conducted practical trainings along the cocoa value chain. The trainings happened at NaCORI and farmer fields in Mayuge, Mukono. A community-based project extension worker from West Nile attended the training to enhance his capacity to train cocoa farmers in the region. # CocoaNewGold

[National Coffee Research Institute Uganda (NaCORI) @NaCORIUganda]

DID YOU KNOW?
Gap filling is important in coffee production. It involves replacing dead, diseased, or weak seedlings within a newly established field to maintain the intended plant population.

WHY IT MATTERS:
✅️Gaps created by dead or dried plants reduce the number of productive trees per hectare, leading to lower yields. Replacing these gaps ensures optimal use of the land.
✅️Ensures uniformity and easy management: Managing weeds, harvesting, spraying, and fertilizer application are easily done across the field.
✅️Incase of disease infestation due to diseases such as Coffee Wilt Disease, removing the infected material & replacing it, is crucial for preventing the spread of the pathogen to neighboring trees.
✅️Gaps can disrupt the shade canopy, exposing surrounding coffee plants to excessive sunlight and high temperatures. Replacing the tree helps maintain the necessary shade and humidity levels.
✳️Use only disease free seedlings to fill the gaps. #KRCoffeeVarieties
#CoffeeIsGold #CoffeeResearch

[NARO Uganda @narouganda]

Don't miss

[Christine Elong @ElongTina]

Engaging with #Farmers in Soroti, Kaberamaido & Kiboga on #FinancialLiteracy and #Management.
It is essential that farmers across Uganda participate in such dialogues, embracing a #mindset that positions #farming not just as a livelihood, but as a #viable and #Strategic business.

[Barbara M Zawedde @BarbaraZawedde]

@narouganda Greening the #Chicken Value Chain project in collaboration with AgroDiverse Impex Ltd trained #youth #agribusiness owners and #ToT to scale rearing black soldier fly as source of animal feed protein and manure, using locally available agric, food and industry waste.

[The New Vision @newvisionwire]

Gulu City Mayor, Alfred Okwonga, has appealed to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) to establish agro-processing factories in the city.

#VisionUpdates
https://t.co/0j7XUqlmJr

[NARONABUINZARDI @asap_carol]

The rains are back @NaroNabuinZardi supporting Karamoja farmers with #qualityseed of #Maize MM3, Sorghum NAROSORG2, green gram NAROGRAM2,BEAN NABE15. Under the @OPM Community seed for Karamoja project.
Farmers are also trained in good agronomic practices for better yield.

[National Coffee Research Institute Uganda (NaCORI) @NaCORIUganda]

MORE PICTORIAL HIGHLIGHTS
#NorthernUgandaAgricShow 2026 @ Kaunda Grounds

[Mbarara Zonal Agric Research and Devt Institute @mbazardi]

On Mar 27, MbaZARDI hosted DPOs from SWAEZ (16 Districts + Mbarara City). Banana, Coffee, Dairy & Goats prioritized. DPOs pledged full mobilization for NARO tech uptake under PDM & NDP IV. #AgriTransformation #NAROTech #SWAEZ #MBAZARDI

[NARO-NaCRRI-Namulonge @NARO_NaCRRI]

In #Kiboga District, engaging farmers & stakeholders in meaningful discussions on #Financial #Literacy & #Management. These conversations are critical to strengthening agricultural #Sustainability & #Profitability.

@NARO_NaCRRI in partnership with #CIAT.
#Agribusiness

[NARO_MUZARDI @NARO_MUZARDI]

Please receive the 10th issue of the MUZARDI Newsletter 📘
and catch up on our latest research highlights, innovations, and field activities. @narouganda
@hmulindwa09 @robertmutyaba @MAAIF_Uganda

👉 Read here: https://t.co/7kio4Y35vI

[Nasser Kasozi, PhD @kasozinasser]

My visit to Iceland concluded with a talk delivered to students of the 2025–2026 cohort participating in the six-month training @gro_ftp. The two lectures focused on Africa’s aquaculture landscape and the role of NARO in catalysing transformative aquaculture research in Uganda.

[AICCRA @CGIARAfrica]

🚨 We are LIVE from #COP30!

Tune in here: https://t.co/974fS49IWb

[ASARECA @ASARECA]

The Practical training on #BlackSoldierFly (#BSF) mass rearing and scaling of #ClimateSmartFish Feed Innovations in Uganda is underway in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. It is running from to October 21, to October 25, 2025 and is organized by @ASARECA in collaboration with the National Agricultural Research Organization (@narouganda ), Centre for Insect Research and Development (CIRD) in Kawanda, and @ICIPE

The overall objective of the practical training, farmer field day and #technologydissemination exercise is to learn about BSF mass rearing, on-farm fish feed formulation and dissemination of BSF production starter kits to strengthen capacities of aquaculture innovation platforms to scale up proven #CSA TIMPs.

During the training, farmers from over 32 districts drawn from 9 Aquaculture Innovation Platforms across 9 subregions of Uganda will learn about BSF mass rearing, on-farm fish feed formulation and dissemination. They will receive BSF production starter kits to strengthen capacities of the Aquaculture Innovation Platforms to scale up proven CSA TIMPs.

The training is funded under the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP-XP4) Programme, which is financed by the @EU_Commission and managed by @IFAD. It builds on the structures of the #InnovationPlatforms supported by the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (@PressACP ) through the ACP Innovation Fund, which is funded by the @EU_Commission (@EU).
@EU_Commission @EUinUG @IFAD @IFADPresident @AsarecaED

[AICCRA @CGIARAfrica]

🚨New innovation story on Scaling up #CBBP from Ethiopia 🇪🇹 to the continent

🐐 From Ethiopia’s highlands to Uganda’s rolling grasslands, community-led innovation is transforming goat and sheep production🐑

Participatory breeding, local feed systems, digital tools, and inclusive value chains are helping farmers—especially women and youth—achieve better growth, higher incomes, and greater resilience in small ruminant production.

💡 Read more: https://t.co/SwuIYkjRYz

#Livestock #Women #Youth #ClimateSmartAfrica #Africa

[ASARECA @ASARECA]

@ASARECA with support from @CGIARAfrica project has handed over an assortment of items to kickstart #communitybasedbreeding programmes for #goats in Kibaale & Buliisa Districts. The items include: 10 quality breeding bucks; 12,000 ear tags; 3 Samsung data collection tablets; 3 platform digital weighing scales; 2 hanging digital weighing scales; 5 ear tag applicators; & assorted agrochemicals.

The AICCRA (@CGIARAfrica) Project is funded by the @WorldBank and is managed by Alliance Bioversity and CIAT (@BiovIntCIAT_eng).

Handing over the equipment, @ASARECA Ag. Head of Finance, Ms @AnnetWanyana said @ASARECA is committed to supporting initiatives that improve livelihoods of farmers through enhanced productivity in crops and livestock via intermediary national level institutions.
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[Abor Bob @bob_abor]

Ready to grow your agribusiness? Join us at the #SeedsOfGold #FarmClinic on Saturday, Sept 27, 2025 at Bulindi ZARDI!

Theme: “Climate-Smart Farming.”

Focus Areas:
✅ Goats 🐐
✅ Piggery 🐖
✅ Poultry 🐓
✅ Coffee ☕️
✅ Maize 🌱
✅ Fish 🐟
✅ Apiary 🐝

Don’t miss out!