Faculty of Agriculture and Environment

Dr. Collins Okello
Dean

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Background
The Faculty of Agriculture and Environment was established in 2005 as a key player in training of agricultural and environmental professionals at undergraduate and postgraduate levels with the right knowledge, skills and attitudes for sustainable social transformation. At its inception, the faculty had only the Bachelor of Agriculture Programme, and a total of 51 pioneer students enrolled in 2005. Over the years, the faculty has grown, and now has Five Bachelors’, Seven Masters’ and One PhD programmes and an enrolment of about 700 students from more than eight African countries. There are 43 full-time academic staff and 15 administrative and support staff. The faculty also supports the training of BSc in Agriculture at Hoima Campus, and in future, it plans to offer similar support to Gulu University Constituent Collage, Moroto. 

Faculty Vision
To be a centre of excellence and inspiration for work, training research and outreach in all aspects of agricultural and environmental sciences.

Faculty Mission
To produce practical graduates as well as other players in the field of agriculture and environment; generate knowledge and technologies for socio-economic transformation of communities in an ecologically sustainable manner. Read More

Welcome Message

The African agriculture sector is currently faced with a number of challenges, including slow technological innovations and adoption; limited access to land and agricultural finance; a weak agricultural extension system; and overdependence on rain-fed agriculture. These problems are exacerbated by poor postharvest handling; inadequate value addition; environmental degradation and impacts of climate change.  More still, African Youth are migrating to urban areas, leaving a rapidly-ageing cohort of farmers to feed the growing population. Interruptions in the grain supplies, as result of the Russia-Ukraine War, has made the food security situation worse in many African countries. If these challenges are not addressed, the attainment of many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), most especially SDG 1 – No Poverty, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, and SDG 13 – Climate Action will be curtailed. At the national level, these challenges undermine the attainment of National Development Plans, most especially the agro-industrialisation programme under the National Development Plan Three (NDP III). Read More

Dr. Collins Okello
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment

Staff Members

Prof. Davy David Okello Owiny

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs)
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Prof. Baliddawa Callistus Wechy

Professor
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Prof. Okello-Uma Ipolto

Professor
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Prof. Duncan Ongeng

Professor
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Prof. Okot Marion Wilfred

Professor
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Assoc. Prof. Mugonola Basil

Associate Professor
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Assoc. Prof. Ndyomugyenyi Elly Kurobuza

Associate Professor
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Assoc. Prof. Martine Nyeko

Associate Professor
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Dr. Geofrey Kawube

Senior Lecturer
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Dr. Muggaga Christopher

Senior Lecturer
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Dr. Olum Solomon

Senior Lecturer
Ph.D (Ghent), MSc (Mak), BSc (GU) View Profile

Dr. Stephen Wamala Kalule

Senior Lecturer
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Dr. Collins Okello

Senior Lecturer
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Eng. Dr. Ebangu Orari Benedict (PhD)

Senior Lecturer
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Dr. Kabi Samuel

Senior Lecturer
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Dr. Odongo Walter

Senior Lecturer
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Dr. Kato Stonewall Shaban

Senior Lecturer
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Dr. Nyafwono Margaret

Senior Lecturer
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Dr. Khizzah Bill Williams

Senior Lecturer
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Dr. Denis Nono

Lecturer
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Dr. Emmanuel Menya

Lecturer
Ph.D(Mak), MSc(KTH), BSc(Mak) View Profile

Dr. Geoffrey Openy

Lecturer
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Dr. Grace Okiror

Lecturer
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Kule Enos Katya

Lecturer
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Loki Robert Okongo

Lecturer
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Opoka James

Lecturer
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Eng. Dr. Jimmy Byakatonda

Lecturer
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Adoch Esther Patricia

Lecturer
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Dr. Akite Irine

Lecturer
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Otim Fred

Lecturer
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Joachim Bongomin

Lecturer
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Okiror Grace Patrick

Lecturer
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Okwir Gustavio

Lecturer
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Kivumbi Bernard

Lecturer
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Obia Alfred

Lecturer
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Amanyire Fredrick

Lecturer
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Beyihayo Geoffrey Akiiki

Assistant Lecturer
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Samuel Elolu

Assistant Lecturer
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Daniel Micheal Okello

Assistant Lecturer
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Okoya James

Assistant Lecturer
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Juliet Anena

Teaching Assistant
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Prossy Nassanga

Teaching Assistant
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Amito Scholastica Deborah

Senior Assistant Academic Registrar
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Ojok David Ocitti

Poultry Attendant
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Omiat Lawrence

Library Assistant
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Mwa Peter Okot

Technician
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Ayet Beatrice Anita

Office Attendant
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Amony Concy

computer Laboratory Attendant
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Laker Fiona

Office Attendant
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Publications

Dr. Walter Odongo, Dr. Stephen Wamala Kalule, Dr. Irine Akite, Samuel Elolu . (2024) . University-induced innovations for nurturing farm based micro-enterprises Experiences from engaging with refugee hosting contexts . African Journal of Rural Development, [online] Volume 8(1). Available at: https://afjrdev.org/index.php/jos/article/view/281
Jimmy Eling, David K. Okot, Emmanuel Menya, Michael R. Atim . (2024) . Densification of raw and torrefied biomass: A review . Biomass and Bioenergy, 184
Peter Wilberforce Olupot, Joel Wakatuntu, Medard Turyasingura, Joseph Jjagwe, Emmanuel Menya, Mackay Okure . (2024) . Optimization of heavy metal removal by activated carbon obtained as a co-product from fast pyrolysis of rice husks
Robert Mbabazi Kaahwa, Sunday Mark Oyet, Christopher Muggaga, Ipolto Okello-Uma . (2023) . The influence of sugarcane growing by smallholder farmers on household livelihood, food security, and nutrition status of children below five years in mid-western Uganda . Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 14
Joseph Atidi, Hillary Kasedde, Emmanuel Menya, Peter Wilberforce Olupot . (2023) . Optimization of physical and mechanical properties of porcelain tiles from coffee parchment husk ash . Journal of Engineering Research
David Monk, Sidney Muhangi, Irine Akite, Scovia Adrupio . (2023) . Designing the Future – Youth innovation, informality and transformed VET . Available at: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajee/article/view/258293
Eunice Achiro 1, Lawrence Okidi 1, Richard Echodu 2, Simon Peter Alarakol 3, Juliet Anena 1, Duncan Ongeng 1 . (2023) . Prevalence of aflatoxin along processing points of locally made complementary food formulae in northern Uganda: Safety and children’s exposure across seasons
Nelson Papi Kolliesuah, Solomon Olum & Duncan Ongeng . (2023) . Status of household dietary diversity and associated factors among rural and urban households of Northern Uganda . Available at: https://bmcnutr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40795-023-00739-4
Eunice Achiro, Lawrence Okidi, Richard Echodu, Simon Peter Alarakol, Prossy Nassanga, Duncan Ongeng . (2023) . Status of food safety knowledge, attitude, and practices of caregivers of children in northern Uganda . Food Science and Nutrition
Emmanuel Menya, Henning Storz, Peter Wilberforce Olupot . (2023) . Special issue on extended application of biomass-based activated carbon in water and wastewater treatment . Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 194, pp. 242-244
Elias Munezero1*, Caleb. I. Adewale1, Daniel Micheal Okello1 and Basil Mugonola1 . (2023) . Profit efficiency analysis of red onions production in Sironko district of Uganda . Available at: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1334304/bio
Godfrey Moses Owot1,2* Daniel Micheal Okello2 Kenneth Olido3 Walter Odongo2 . (2023) . Trust-supply chain performance relationships: unraveling the mediating role of transaction cost attributes in agribusiness SMEs . Available at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1113819/full
Godfrey Moses Owot1,2* Daniel Micheal Okello2 Kenneth Olido3 Walter Odongo2 . (2023) . Trust-supply chain performance relationships: unraveling the mediating role of transaction cost attributes in agribusiness SMEs . Available at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1113819/full
Samuel Ochora, Junior Senyonga Kasima, Wilfred Marion Okot & Elly Kurobuza Ndyomugyenyi . (2023) . Performance of local and local x improved chicken crosses under semi-intensive management system in Northern Uganda . Cogent Food & Agriculture, [online] Volume . Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311932.2023.2213925
Eveliina Korkiatupa, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Ryosuke Nakadai, Margaret Nyafwono, Perpetra Akite, Sille Holm, Wouter van Goor, Richard Kigenyi, Anu Valtonen . (2023) . Recovery patterns in community composition of fruit‐feeding butterflies following 26 years of active forest restoration . Ecosphere AN ESA Open Access Journal, 14(5)
Emmanuel Menya, Joseph Jjagwe, Herbert Mpagi Kalibbala, Henning Storz, Peter Wilberforce Olupot . (2023) . Progress in deployment of biomass-based activated carbon in point-of-use filters for removal of emerging contaminants from water . Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 192, pp. 412-440
by Nathaline Onek Aparo 1,2,*,†ORCID,Solomon Olum 3,†ORCID,Alice Onek Atimango 1,2,Walter Odongo 2ORCID,Bonny Aloka 4ORCID,Duncan Ongeng 3,Xavier Gellynck 1 andHans De Steur . (2023) . Farmers’ Intention to Adopt Agronomic Biofortification: The Case of Iodine Biofortified Vegetables in Uganda . Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/deref/https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.3390%2Fhorticulturae9030401
Isaac Rubagumya, Allan J. Komakech, Emmanuel Menya, Simon Kizito, Ahamada Zziwa, Isa Kabenge . (2023) . Postharvest Losses of Fruits and Vegetables Along Their Urban Supply Chain in Eastern Africa: a Case Study of Uganda Towards Sustainable Management . Journal of Biosystems Engineering, 48, pp. 105-114
Joel Wakatuntu, Peter Wilberforce Olupot, Joseph Jjagwe, Emmanuel Menya, Mackay Okure . (2023) . Optimization of pyrolysis conditions for production of rice husk-based bio-oil as an energy carrier
Peter Wilberforce Olupot, Emmanuel Menya, Festo Lubwama, Lawrence Ssekaluvu, Betty Nabuuma, Joel Wakatuntu . (2022) . Effects of sawdust and adhesive type on the properties of rice husk particleboards . Results in Engineering, 16

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