Author: FREDA OROCHI LAURA

Not Just Genes – Dialogue: The Legacy of Dr. Andrew Kigundu

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Dr. Andrew Kigundu, a towering figure in Uganda’s Agricultural Biotechnology landscape, left us last week. He passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at such an early age. As the Food Rights Alliance, we have walked the long road of Agrifood systems transformation alongside NARO for over a decade, and we are still counting. We […]

CSOs Call for Dialogue on Uganda’s Agrochemical Restrictions

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Today, Food Rights Alliance joined fellow civil society organizations SEATINI, Food Safety Coalition Uganda, Global Consumer Centre, Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Uganda, CEFROHT, PELUM Association, and GEDA-Uganda for a joint Civil Society press conference held in Kampala. The engagement was convened under the theme: “Safeguarding Health, Environment, and Market Access through Safe Agrochemical […]