July 2024

Pearl millet: A marginalized solution to climate change adaptation, nutrition and food security challenges in Uganda

Pearl millet is an important climate-resilient crop in arid and semi-arid regions of Uganda. Its grains are used mainly for food, brewing, and feed; to a lesser extent, its stover is used as feed for livestock. Pearl millet research in Uganda started in the 1950s. However, over the past half a century, it has stalled and stagnated due to limited funding, insurgences, and human and infrastructural capacity, resulting in...

Author(s): Faizo Kasule , Henry Fred Ojulong, Joseph Andrew Wandulu, Ronald Kakeeto and Scovia Adikini