The National Groundnut
Improvement project
Project Overview
The National Groundnut Improvement Project
The National Groundnut Improvement Programme focuses on developing groundnut varieties to meet the growing demand and emerging challenges in the value chain. The programme is headed by Dr. David Kalule Okello, based at NaSSARI, Serere District. Groundnut is one of the staple crops in Uganda, rich in protein, oil and essentail minerals. The crop is increasingly becoming a cash crop and both production area and productivity are increasing.
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The Uganda National Groundnut Improvement Project adapt use of Digital Tools for Planning and Designing Tricot Experiments and Data Collection to Enhance Crop Performance Information for Scalable Solutions to Varietal Climate Adaptation.
The technical capacity of the team of scientists and technicians at the National Groundnut Improvement
Groundnut Improvement Network for Africa (GINA) receives support from UGA for Breeding Climate Resilient Groundnut Varieties
With technical guidance and organizational support from UGA and other U.S. institutions, the Groundnut Improvement