During a recent village meeting in Arua, an elderly farmer challenged our young team: “You university people think you know everything, but my grandfather grew food without your chemicals and machines.” He wasn’t wrong – and that conversation sparked our most innovative project yet. Our MUNIRIF research, funded by Muni University’s Research and Innovation Fund,…
Read MoreLast month, a farmer in Pajulu sub-county contacted us in desperation. Despite investing heavily in seeds and fertilizers, his maize yields had declined for three consecutive seasons. Within two weeks of our GIS assessment, we identified the problem: he was planting moisture-loving crops on rapidly draining slopes while his valley bottom – perfect for rice…
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