Research Theme: Transforming Agriculture
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A pedal-operated seed cleaner to cut post-harvest drudgery
A human-powered seed cleaner that cuts the hours women and children spend cleaning grain by hand.
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A smart solar dryer, now drying coffee and cassava
An automatically controlled solar dryer adopted for cassava and ginger — and by Lutheran World Relief for Arabica coffee in Kasese.
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A new amaranth value chain — and a wheat-free flour on the market
A whole value chain rebuilt around grain amaranth — putting a nutritious, wheat-free flour onto Ugandan shelves.
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Optimising a Ugandan-made anti-tick vaccine
The optimal dose for a locally developed tick vaccine has been established — and a manufacturer engaged to mass-produce it.