The Center has produced and disseminated well over 190 tons of soybean foundation seed, which has resulted in increased processing capacity of soybean from 300 to 600 metric tons per day and increased the export value of soybean by over 288%.
Research Areas
Our Major Focus
Pillar 1
Soybean Breeding
Development of locally adapted resistant varieties and to their dissemination
Pillar 3
Enterprise Development
Value addition for enhanced nutrition using appropriate technologies.
Pillar 4
Outreach and Training
Improve awareness for increased adoption of released soybean varieties by farmers.
The general objective of soybean research and development activities in Uganda has been to develop locally adapted resistant varieties and to disseminate seeds of improved varieties to the different seed stakeholders in the soybean value chain. See solutions developed
Projects
Recent and ongoing research projects
Recent impact studies showed that the new varieties developed by MAKCSID were the most planted and accounted for 93% of the soybean varieties grown by Ugandan farmers.
Research Activities
Recent activities
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The song is an adaptation from the Soybean Production Guide book published by Plant Breeder and highly respected researcher, Prof. Phinehas Tukamuhabwa and Associate Plant Breeder Mr. Tonny Obua.
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