By Winnifred Nanteza and Sara Nalwanga

The agriculture ministry has given 10 acres of land to the African Agricultural Technology Foundation for the Water Efficient Maize for Africa project.
The land, located in Mubuku Irrigation Scheme in Kasese, is to be used as trials and research grounds for the first five years of the project from 2008 to 2012.
The public-private partnership involving the African Agricultural Technology Foundation and three other organisations covers five countries in eastern Africa; Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa. It aims at developing a drought-tolerant maize variety that can be used during periods of drought.
Dr. Francis Nang’ayo, the foundation’s regulating strategies manager in Nairobi, said: “Uganda is experiencing hunger because of global warming. This project has a direct solution to this problem and will contribute to economic productivity.”

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