by Guest Author | Jan 21, 2020 | Coffee, Coffee agronomy trainings, Evaluation, M&E, Uganda
In Uganda, it’s estimated that over 10 million people depend on coffee for their livelihood, but here, productivity and coffee yields are among the lowest in the world. For 12 years, Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) has implemented projects that train smallholder...
by Sarah Kenyi | Dec 2, 2019 | Alliance for Resilient Coffee, Climate, Uganda
If you look beyond Stella’s frail physique you will see an abundance of infinite strength and determination in her eyes… In the year 2007, life struck Stella a devastating blow with the loss of her husband who was the family’s main bread winner. In spite...
by Sarah Kenyi | Sep 30, 2019 | Alliance for Resilient Coffee, Climate, Uganda
“My coffee farm is now performing much better and my family members come to see what they can do to improve their yields,” Stella Nakaggawa proclaimed as she motioned everyone to weave further into the maze of coffee branches. Her farm is exemplary in Luwero District...
by Johannes Thoma | Mar 7, 2019 | Academic research, Gender, Tanzania, Uganda
“Can we have both of them in the shot for the interview?” I asked Els while setting up the camera, nodding to the change agent couples sitting a few meters away from us. They were waiting to be interviewed by Els Lecoutere, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of...
by Els Lecoutere | Aug 30, 2018 | Academic research, Evaluation, Gender, M&E, Tanzania, Uganda
A randomised control trial: Balancing scientific rigour, feasibility and program objectives In this guest Blog, Els Lecoutere from the University of Antwerp in Belgium, describes how she assessed the impact of improving intrahousehold decision-making on the efficiency...
by Jesko Johannsen | Feb 27, 2018 | Origin, Uganda, Youth
“I dropped out of school because I couldn’t pay the tuition fees at the age of 18”, remembers Ruth “I then started picking coffee as farmworker to earn some money.” Ruth is now 25 years old and lives in Mityana, Uganda. Her aim has been to take a tailoring course in...
