Public, private, and development sector actors gathered in Nairobi for the Northern Kenya Impact Investment Conference where financiers and investors pledged their support for impact investments aimed at contributing to sustainable development of the region. The conference, hosted by USAID Kuza and partners, themed “Why Northern Kenya, Why Now?” discussed the status, and opportunities and addressed…
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Friday December 11 2020
Wobibi shows the fields where candidate varieties are being tested at Bulengeni. Below, a close-up of the wheat ears growing at the demonstration farms.
PHOTO/ GEORGE KATONGOLE
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Barely a day passes without most Ugandans, especially in the urban areas, consuming wheat products.
Wheat is a high-elevation crop, with barley, arabica coffee and potatoes. Neither is a native crop to Uganda.
According to researchers, wheat was introduced to Uganda at the beginning of the 20th century. The domestic consumption of wheat products has been on a steady rise. In 2010, 131,000 metric tonnes of wheat were consumed in Uganda yet today the consumption stands at 480,000 metric tonnes.