In Uganda’s eastern district of Kapchorwa, women farmers, just like male farmers,  have historically depended on erratic rain-fed agriculture, a practice that often left them at the mercy of unpredictable weather patterns. However, a remarkable transformation is underway as some of these women discover and embrace groundwater harvesting for farming. They dig deep wells to […]

Over 25 million people in DRC face acute food insecurity and South Ubangi is not an exception

As awareness about the potential of this hidden resource grew, local farmers and agricultural organizations began to experiment with groundwater

For many years, the residents of Lobule Sub County in Koboko district endured torrent life due to dry long spells that adversely affected their agricultural output.  Women were especially hardest hit as for various reasons, much of the burden of fending for the family rested on their shoulders while men took the backseat. The situation […]

Covering the soil with the mulch material also helps him to control the growth of weeds.

Climate change impacts culture, livelihoods and health in western Uganda as the Mountains of the Moon glaciers disappear

Water scarcity in the Nile Basin compounded in times of Covid-19 and climate change. Tap on the link to open map. https://maps.infonile.org/covid-water-scarcity/

A wildlife reserve is recovering from the heavy poaching of the 1970s and 80s. A community's efforts to reduce poaching by beekeeping. Reports show a modest increase in the number of the top nine dominant animal species in the reserve: baboons, bushpigs, bushbucks, black and white colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, Duikers, Kobs, the orbi and warthogs.

Youth in communities across East Africa are innovating to adapt to the region's changing climate, a cross-border project led by InfoNile has found.

In Bushenyi, Uganda, a wetland conservation project hopes to restore the natural habitat while pumping water to nearby farmers for cultivation.