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Uganda test-drives its first electric car
Uganda's first electric car, built by scientists at Makerere University with mostly local materials, was test-driven this month.21/11/11
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Uganda’s tea trade threatened by rising temperatures
Uganda's 60,000 smallholder tea farmers may lose their livelihoods as temperatures rise.12/09/11
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Presidential award for Ugandan research stirs up debate
A presidential award for research into using the soapberry plant to kill mosquitoes has stirred up debate over funding ...29/06/11
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Disease-resistant coffee stuck in Ugandan labs
Wilt disease is ravaging coffee plantations in Uganda, but a shortfall of US$1 million is preventing a rollout of ...09/05/11
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Ugandan elections deal blow to science-supporting MPs
Ten of Uganda's science-supporting parliamentarians have lost their positions in the country's latest general election.11/03/11
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Uganda starts ‘historic’ trials on GM staple crops
Scientists are planting GM crops for recently approved field trials in Uganda — but the legal framework to commercialise ...05/10/10
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Sweet genes arm banana crops
Anti-bacterial genes derived from sweet peppers are showing success in preventing bacterial wilt disease in GM bananas.14/06/10
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Ugandan government ‘was warned’ of landslide tragedy
Action suggested by scientists that might have prevented the loss of lives in Uganda's landslides last month was not ...19/04/10
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Museveni urges science journalists to plug knowledge gap
Journalists in Uganda should take advantage of press freedom and get science stories out to the public, says the ...19/12/08
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Uganda gives go-ahead to biotechnology policy
Uganda has approved its first National Biotechnology and Biosafety Policy, for promotion and regulation of biotechnology use.11/04/08
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Science and politics clash over Ugandan forest
Scientists and politicians are fighting over plans to give away part of a natural forest in Uganda to a ...04/04/07