Kampala, Uganda (CU)_ Despite Uganda’s relatively lush terrain and great potential for food production, hunger, malnutrition and poverty are serious challenges in the country, with serious health and economic effects. According to a book titled “Food and Nutrition in Uganda” written by Namutebi, Muyonga, and Tumuhimbise, malnutrition is connected to poor productivity, stunted mental and physical growth in children, and poor health.
According to the book, malnutrition is responsible for around half of all child fatalities in Uganda. It says, “In Uganda approximately half of all the deaths in children are attributed to malnutrition”. According to an essay written by Diran Makinde titled – “African Orphan Crops Consortium: a NEPAD-led Initiative” which was published in a small Cambridge edited book titled – “Africa’s Future – can biosciences help?”, around 200 million children in the regions of Sub-Saharan Africa who are less than five year old are undersized due to malnutrition and inadequate diet.
For decades, our political leaders, NGOs, and agricultural extension workers have placed a strong emphasis on…
