Biodiversity and Biotechnology Program- NARO

Our mandate is to facilitate genetic resources conservation, generate integrated pest management and agricultural biotechnology applications.

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Dr. Muhammad Asif from CABI Pakistan has delivered more than 500 Listronotuw setosipennis weavils to NARL Kawanda.@MAAIF_Uganda @narouganda @emilyarayo

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The visit of the cabinet Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Hon. Betty Amongi to NARL Kawanda for the GROW Project on 22nd May 2025.@MAAIF_Uganda @narouganda @NaroKawanda @emilyarayo @FAO

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Today the Minister of state for livestock in MAAIF Hon.Dr.Rwamirama was the chief guest during the celebration of the 2025 world bee day at NARL Kawanda.@MAAIF_Uganda @narouganda @FAO @emilyarayo @NaLIRRI @TUNADO_Bees @NaroKawanda @icipe

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World bee day 20th May held at The National Agricultural Research Laboratories Kawanda.@MAAIF_Uganda @narouganda @Beenetworkintl @icipe

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An illustration of how an orchard with water basins and trenches to trap water during the rainy season looks like.

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Farmers Orchard in Soroti with well dug water basins, trenches and mulch to help preserve water during the long dry season.

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Today is the Indigenous tree planting day and the team at the National Agricultural Research Laboratories Kawanda planted Warbugia Ugandensis plantlets.@MAAIF_Uganda @JM_Tinda @emilyarayo @NAFORRI_UG @narouganda @NaroKawanda

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Today Alliance Bioversity Handed over the Biotechnology Laboratory to NARO- NARL at Kawanda @narouganda @NaroKawanda @BiovIntCIAT_eng @MAAIF_Uganda @JM_Tinda @emilyarayo

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KOPIA Projects workplan meeting at Sheraton hotel Kampala @MAAIF_Uganda @NaroKawanda @narouganda @KopiaUganda @SheratonKampala

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Lepidoptera sphingidae moths in the Insect Museum at the National Agricultural Research Laboratories in Kawanda @JM_Tinda @narouganda @NaroKawanda @icipe @emilyarayo @MAAIF_Uganda

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Scientists at The National Agricultural Research Laboratories showing a team from the diaspora some of the different technologies done at NARL.@MAAIF_Uganda @NaroKawanda @NAROBanana @NAROBanana @FAOUganda @emilyarayo

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Research at National Agricultural Research Laboratories attracts a team from the diaspora @NaroKawanda @MAAIF_Uganda @narouganda @NAROBanana @FAOUganda @emilyarayo @JM_Tinda

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National Agricultural Research Laboratory Kawanda hosted The Most Rev.Dr. Stephen Samuel Kazimba Mugalu (Archbishop of the Church of Uganda) at the NARL Prayer day @ChurchofUganda,@narouganda ,@NaroKawanda @MAAIF_Uganda

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The Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kazimba Mugalu ( Archbishop of the Church of Uganda) graced the NARL prayer day at Kawanda. He was given a tour around the institute and at the exhibition tents to showcase what is done at NARL

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The Insect Museum and Herbarium at the National Agricultural Research Laboratories Kawanda collects, reserves, identifies, trains, stores different insect species in Uganda. It opened in 1909 at the Entebbe Botanical gardens and later was transferred to Kawanda in 1939.(beetles)

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A team of scientists from NARO encouraged the farmers to be vigilant in preserving seed by advocating for community seed banks at an event at Kesam farm in Buikwe District.

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Today NARO hosted the Uganda Parliamentary Alliance and the Eastern Africa Parliamentary Alliance on Food and Nutrition Security at the National Agricultural Research Laboratories in Kawanda and different NARO Institutes exhibited some of the products.

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The KOPIA Annual review meeting was held today at Sheraton Hotel Kampala to review the progress of it's projects ( Citrus , Rice, Potato) projects and an MoU for a 1 year extension of the Rice project was signed by the DG NARO and the Director KOPIA Uganda.

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Kariba weed scientifically known as salvinia molesta is an invasive water weed which has encroached most water bodies in Uganda but there is a biological pest control way of putting the cyrtobagous beatle in the weed and feeds on it till it eventually sinks.