{"id":3030941,"date":"2023-12-12T10:44:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/?page_id=3030941"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T08:08:08","slug":"uganda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/plantwiseplus\/countries\/uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\t\tYou are here:\n<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/plantwiseplus\/\">PlantwisePlus<\/a><\/span> \/ <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/plantwiseplus\/countries\/\">Where we work<\/a><\/span> \/ <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Uganda<\/span><\/span>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tPlantwisePlus in Uganda\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>In Uganda, agriculture is a core sector of the economy and the largest employer. However, farmers in Uganda face various social and environmental challenges &#8211; such as the spread of invasive species, crop pests and diseases which affect yields and livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>PlantwisePlus is harnessing the latest technology to empower farmers with the information and skills to mitigate potentially devastating crop pests and diseases more readily. Key PlantwisePlus activities in Uganda include youth and agro-dealer training.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tLatest blogs\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.plantwise.org\/tag\/uganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read all Uganda blogs &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tResearch and publications\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tContact us\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/cabi-people\/christine-alokit\/\" target=\"_blank\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/staff_44749-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"staff_44749-300x300\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/staff_44749-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/staff_44749-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"staff_44749-300x300\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/cabi-people\/christine-alokit\/\">Christine Alokit<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>PlantwisePlus Country Coordinator, Uganda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Communication and Extension Scientist<\/p>\n<p>E: <a href=\"mailto:c.alokit@cabi.org\">c.alokit@cabi.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tCountries we work in\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tLearn more about PlantwisePlus\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Delivered through gender-sensitive and climate-resilient approaches, PlantwisePlus is tackling the challenges facing smallholder production through three impact pathways<strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/plantwiseplus\/about\/pest-preparedness\/\">Pest Preparedness<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/plantwiseplus\/about\/pesticide-risk-reduction\/\"><strong>Pesticide Risk Reduction<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/plantwiseplus\/about\/farmer-advisory\/\"><strong>Farmer Advisory<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Uganda, PlantwisePlus is working with partners to provide  training to young people and agro-dealers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3034538,"parent":3030669,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"section":[3835],"pathway":[3852],"class_list":["post-3030941","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","section-plantwise-plus","pathway-pest-preparedness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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