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SUTROFOR Field Course Experience in Uganda
The Sustainable Tropical Forestry (SUTROFOR) program Joint Summer Module took place in western Uganda, on the outskirts of the Budongo Forest Reserve (BFR). I am Heath Peter Jorgenson and I am happy to share my experience as one of the…
Read MoreParticipatory Innovation Platform Workshop in Uganda: sharing experiences among actors along the wood value chain
On February last year, the WoodCluster partners from the collaborating Universities; Hawassa University (Ethiopia); Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania) and TU Dresden (Germany), met in Uganda for the Participatory Innovation Platform (PIP) workshop and field visits in Mubende district. For…
Read MoreCollective Action in On-Farm Tree Growing in Uganda – A student research
“Mugyebaleko…!” (‘well-done you all’ in Luganda). My name is Joab Nuwasasira, a student of Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources Management at Makerere University, Uganda. In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of…
Read MoreDynamics of Wood Value Chains for Smallholder Tree Farmers in Uganda
I am Samanya Abdul, an MSc student of Environmental and Natural Resources at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. My research topic was titled “Dynamics of wood value chains for smallholder tree farmers in Mubende district, Uganda”. This research was done…
Read MoreSmall-scale farm forestry system: Research experience in Mubende, Uganda
I am Galandi James from Makerere University, Uganda. Within the WoodCluster project, I carried out research on wood production from small- to medium-scale Farm Forestry Systems in greater Mubende district, Uganda. Over the years, small- and medium tree planters received…
Read MoreWoodlot inventory group: The field study conducted from 3 woodlots at Chefasine Village
As part of the 2nd WoodCluster Field School in Ethiopia, the Woodlot inventory group set out to do inventories for Eucalyptus plantations from Chefasine Kebele (village) and to capture the variations in the wood from the different woodlots owned by…
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