Principal Technology Promotion Officer @narouganda| Biosafety| Digital Solutions for Agric.| Scicomm| Knowledge Management| Women and youth empowerment

Joined March 2018
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Barbara M Zawedde retweeted
Took Oath today as minister @MAAIF_Uganda before H.E @KagutaMuseveni . I thank the President for the renewed trust and opportunity he has given me severally to serve my country! To the farming fraternity, let's continue the hard and noble work of production together. I thank my family for always being by my side in all . @KabibiFlorence
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Barbara M Zawedde retweeted
Our Rep. @EzanaKg met Dr. Sadik Kasim, Deputy Director General for Agricultural Technology Promotion at @narouganda. Discussions focused on strengthening collaboration on digital innovation, building on ongoing work & scaling agricultural technologies.
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Barbara M Zawedde retweeted
Remember to tune in today! @simbaradio Ffemwe Mweffe -- neyimbira byange ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ
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Barbara M Zawedde retweeted
๐™Š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐˜ผ๐™‡๐™‡ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿšจ ๐—๐—ข๐—œ๐—ก ๐—จ๐—ฆ from the 16th to 19th June, 2026 ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง ๐™–๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™จ
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Barbara M Zawedde retweeted
Replying to @FAO
@FAO is supporting @MAAIF_Uganda to develop a digital agriculture strategy for #Uganda. Today, we held a validation meeting to discuss the cornerstones of this strategy, as well as the implementation plans upon its roll out. #AgInnovation #DigitalAgriculture
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Barbara M Zawedde retweeted
FY 2024/25 marked a defining chapter in transforming agricultural research in Uganda ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Through impactful research outputs, strengthened governance, and a renewed commitment to accountability, NARO continued to position itself as a results-driven, standards-compliant, and gender-responsive institution. Download the Annual Report 2024/25: elibrary.naro.go.ug/documentโ€ฆ
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How can one store chicken feed for longer periods? @narouganda
How can farmers mix chicken from ingredients on the farm. @narouganda
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What are the common mistakes made by farmers? In feeding chickens? @narouganda
How can one store chicken feed for longer periods? @narouganda
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What can I feed my pigs on? @narouganda
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Why is my pig not growing big yet I feed it? @narouganda
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How many times should I feed my pig a day and how many kilos? @narouganda
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Why is it not advisable to feed pigs, kitchen leftovers? @narouganda
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How to mix pig feeds. @narouganda
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How much water should I give to my pigs? @narouganda
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Ticks and Tick borne diseases (TBDs) like East Coast Fever, Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis and Cowdriosis have been a major hindrance to Improving genetics of our Cattle and keeping of High quality Exotic breeds of Cattle. NARO Vac Anti-tick Vaccine, offers hope. With proper use, it will now be possible to keep high quality Exotic dairy and beef breeds, and with sound programs to control other diseases like FMD Uganda is likely to become a leading exporter of Milk and Beef. Can you imagine how many households will be lifted out of poverty. This is a story of how a single scientific innovation can improve the lives of citizens.
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Barbara M Zawedde retweeted
History in the making ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Today, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni @KagutaMuseveni presides over the commissioning of the Anti-Tick Vaccine Production Plant and the official launch of the Anti-Tick Vaccine by NARO. @MAAIF_Uganda @FrankTumwebazek @StateHouseUg @GCICUganda
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Barbara M Zawedde retweeted
Congratulations Hon. @FrankTumwebazek, @narouganda, @PS_MAAIF, and @MAAIF_Uganda on this important milestone. Your efforts in locally solving and addressing the challenge of ticks mark a significant step toward improving livestock health and productivity.
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Barbara M Zawedde retweeted
Unlock smarter farming right in your language! Visit our YouTube channel for practical insights on poultry & piggery management tailored for you: ๐Ÿ‘‰ youtube.com/@NAROinsights Learn. Apply. Grow with NARO. #NAROInsights
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Barbara M Zawedde retweeted
If I had to start agribusiness all over again I would slow down at the beginning and think very differently about how I enter the game. When I was starting out like many people, my mindset was simple produce more, improve quality, expand gradually and the market will eventually respond. It felt logical. After all, if you have a good product buyers should come, right? But the reality on the ground teaches you in a much harder way. I remember moments where we had good coffee clean, well-handled with real effort behind it but still found ourselves negotiating prices we knew didnโ€™t reflect that work. Not because the coffee wasnโ€™t good but because we were trying to fit it into a market we didnโ€™t fully understand. At that point, you realize something uncomfortable: the market doesnโ€™t adjust to you, you adjust to the market often when itโ€™s already too late. Thatโ€™s where many of us get it wrong. We invest in production first, then start looking for buyers later. And in that gap we lose power. You find yourself compromising on price, on terms sometimes even on relationships just to move your product. Itโ€™s not a quality problem itโ€™s a positioning problem. Over time, I started seeing things differently. The market is not the final step in agribusiness itโ€™s the foundation. It shapes everything before you even plant or source that first kilogram. It determines what quality actually means, what volumes are realistic, what consistency is required and most importantly what someone is willing to pay for again and again. If I were starting again today, I would begin with the market and work backwards. I would spend more time understanding buyers, what they truly value beyond just โ€œgood quality,โ€ how they make purchasing decisions and what gaps exist that I can realistically fill. Only then would I align production, sourcing and systems to meet that demand. Because one thing becomes very clear with experience agribusiness is not just about growing or trading a product. Itโ€™s about aligning that product with the right market at the right time and in the right way. And if thereโ€™s one lesson Iโ€™ve learned the hard way, itโ€™s this: itโ€™s better to grow into a market than to struggle to fit into one later. So before you rush to plant, expand or invest more into production maybe pause and ask yourself one question: Are you building for a marketโ€ฆ or are you hoping one will find you? For God and my country
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Barbara M Zawedde retweeted
In summary, NARO Council....
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