Agriculture & Environment

Kabale University and Equity Bank Launch Joint Tree Planting Drive to Strengthen Climate Resilience

Kabale University has taken a bold step in advancing environmental conservation and climate resilience through a large-scale tree planting initiative held on 12th November 2025. The activity, conducted under the theme “Promoting a Purely Green Environment, Preserving Generations for the Future to Come”, marked the beginning of the University’s long-term target of planting 250,000 trees...

Kabale University, UNDP, and UDB Advance Plans for KUBIC Launch: A Tripartite Push for Innovation, Skills, and Agribusiness

Kabale, Uganda – 7th August 2025 In a significant move towards the operationalization of the Kabale University Business and Innovation Centre (KUBIC), partners from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Uganda Development Bank (UDB) joined Kabale University leadership for a high-level site visit. The visit marked a critical milestone in preparing for the official launch...

KAB holds Hands-On GIS Training to Enhance Skills in Water Management for staff and Students

Faculty members and students from the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at Kabale University recently participated in a comprehensive hands-on training program focused on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications in hydrology and water management. Conducted over four days at KABSOM hostels in Makanga, Kabale Municipality, the training attracted lecturers and students alike, supported by AfricaUniNet....

Kabale University students win the Africa Science Communication Competition.

A team of brilliant minds from Kabale University has emerged victorious in the prestigious #Africa 2023 Science Communication Competition, under the theme "Saving Swamps to Conserve Biodiversity in a Changing Climate." Ainembabazi Patience and Arinaitwe Rebecca garnered recognition for their compelling blog titled “Preserving River Katonga Swamp: A Vital Strategy for Biodiversity Conservation Amidst Climate Change." The...

Kabale University Participates in the Mini Higher Education Exhibition at Kololo Ceremonial grounds

Kabale University participated in the Mini Higher Education Exhibition in the National Council for Higher Education’s grand celebration to celebrate its 20th anniversary of immense contribution to Uganda’s education sector The event brought together fifteen educational institutions and showcased the Universities’ commitment to academic excellence and innovation at the university. The...

Kabale University plant scientist leads a team to study medicinal plants used to treat malaria traditionally in Uganda

A team of researchers led by a Kabale University lecturer and plant scientist Dr. Denis Okello has concluded their study on the antiplasmodial/ antimalarial activity of two widely used traditional medicinal plant tissues across the African continent; Warburgia ugandensis stem bark and Aspilia africana wild leaves. The study, in which Dr. Okello was a lead investigator...

KAB in a partnership with the ALBORADA Research Fund to conduct a study on freshwater lakes in the Kigezi Sub-Region

Kabale University is hosting a distinguished professor of Zoology in its Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences who is here to implement a project supported by the Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund. Prof. David C. Aldridge, a professor of Zoology from St. Catherine’s College in Cambridge will be at KAB for a Research and training stay for...

Senior Exchange and Programmes Officer at the IUCEA visits KAB

Dr. Gervais Ndayizeye speaking to members of management The Inter-University Council for East Africa is an institution of the East African Community, which is a regional intergovernmental organization of the republics of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and South Sudan. IUCEA aims to foster collaboration between Universities in the

Post Graduate board approves new programs in the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

The Academic Registrar, Deans, Directors, and Representatives from different Faculties Postgraduate education at Kabale University is gaining momentum and the direction of the University is to expand this portfolio and improve the quality of services. Several of our graduate students are assured of quality teaching and supervision. Prof. Benon Basheka...