The government of Uganda has started a campaign to tackle the high levels of aflatoxin in food. The call, supported by Oxfam, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), the Grain Council of ...

Climate change, poor rainfall, deforestation, overgrazing and crop pests are to blame, say experts.

Inflation accelerated at the fastest pace in five years in Uganda, partly driven by a steep increase in the cost a foodstuff the president recommended as an alternative to bread. Prices rose 6.3% from ...

The young man making your morning Rolex barely notices the cloth anymore. Darkened by grease, flour, charcoal dust, and countless washes and rinses, it hangs from the side of the stall like an ...

Matina, 67, stands in front of the plants she is growing to feed the seven children she supports. Matina, who is HIV positive, is skipping her antiretroviral medication because it hurts her stomach to ...

Leaders at Bidibidi Refugee Settlement have raised alarm over a reported rise in suicides among men, attributing the trend to prolonged reductions in food assistance that have left many refugee ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has marked World Food Safety Day this month by highlighting food safety efforts in Uganda and Costa Rica. The IAEA and the United Nation’s Food and ...

According to Anti-Counterfeit Hub Africa (TACHA), more than half of Uganda’s 46 million people struggle to distinguish between genuine and fake food products Food experts and consumer rights activists ...

Uganda will receive 1,159 metric tons of rice from the government of Japan to support the influx of new refugees entering the country, officials said Wednesday. “This contribution is pointed well to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Africa’s largest refugee population has seen rations and healthcare slashed as funding levels drop ...