Episodes

  • Episode 22: A Reminder of the Big Picture

    Episode 22: A Reminder of the Big Picture
    Apr 17 2025
    Over the past few weeks we've been exploring fluctuations in the price of food and other commodities like coffee and cocoa. In this episode we're taking a step back and revisiting the causes of climate change, the need for adaptation, and the importance of integrated policy approaches from government. Our guest is Anthony Kagoro, who is a Climate Change Specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organization in Uganda.
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    27 mins
  • Episode 21: Food Prices, Farming and Climate Change Explained

    Episode 21: Food Prices, Farming and Climate Change Explained
    Apr 5 2025
    Tracing the connections between the price of the food you put on your table, global commodity markets, local conditions and climate change is incredibly complex. Today we have probably Uganda's most important expert in the field joing us. Professor Bernard Bashaasha is Professor of Agricultural and Development Economics at Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences‬. He has many years of experience analysing agriculture in Uganda and what makes it tick. And he shares his understandings with us in this episode.
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    27 mins
  • Episode 20: Talking Food Prices with Market Traders

    Episode 20: Talking Food Prices with Market Traders
    Mar 23 2025
    Matoke! Irish potatoes! Mangoes! What more could you want? The on-the-ground impacts of price fluctuations on these foods are felt day to day and season to season by traders in the markets around Kampala. William Ssekiranda speaks to three traders at Kalerwe Market about where they source their produce and how price variations affect them.
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    21 mins
  • Episode 19: Two Perspectives on Rising Coffee Prices and Climate Change.

    Episode 19: Two Perspectives on Rising Coffee Prices and Climate Change.
    Mar 5 2025
    The price of coffee and many staple foods in Uganda have been rising steeply: good news for sellers (farmers), not so good news for consumers. And these price rises have been attributed to extreme weather due to climate change. In the first of two episodes, Josephine explores this link, and what it means for growing and selling coffee in Uganda and beyond. In our next episode we'll be looking at the price of food staples and attempting to understand the links between local conditions and global markets. It's complicated but utterly fascinating. So don't miss it. This episode was recorded live at One Tribe Coffee Shop at 1 Bugologi Road, Kampala. They're open Monday - Saturday from 7:30am-6pm. Thanks so much to Gail Mawocha and the team there for making us so welcome. And thanks, also, Robert Byaruhanga. You can see what's happening at One Tribe Coffee on their Insta page and website. https://www.instagram.com/onetribe_coffee/ www.onetribecoffee.com And you can find out more about the Uganda Coffee Development Authority here: https://ugandacoffee.go.ug/ Producer: Martin Fowler Sound Recordist: William Ssekiranda
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    43 mins
  • Episode 18: Two Innovations: Retaining Soil Moisture and Improving Soil Productivity

    Episode 18: Two Innovations: Retaining Soil Moisture and Improving Soil Productivity
    Feb 20 2025
    Nicholas Najuna and Namutebi Muniirah are each developing new technologies to deal with aspects of climate change that particularly affect small holder farmers. Nicholas is founder and CEO of Afrotym (https://afrotym.com/products/), developing what they refer to as a 'waterbank' - a natural, biodegradable way of storing moisture within the soil. Namutebi Muniirah is co-founder of Umuntu Agrobiotics (https://umuntuagrobiotics.com/solutions) where her team has been developing Bio-Blend, a low cost microbial solution designed to increase soil productivity. Both guests are beneficiaries of The Uganda Climate Innovation Fund - helping them develop their products and bring them to market. You can find out more about the Climate Innovation Fund here: https://csj.co.ug/page/about-ucif ...and details of what the fund covers here: https://csj.co.ug/page/available-support
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    23 mins
  • Episode 17: Innovations to Prolong the Shelf-Life of Fruit and Vegetables

    Episode 17: Innovations to Prolong the Shelf-Life of Fruit and Vegetables
    Feb 6 2025
    Controlling the ripening of fruits and vegetables could be a major step forward in securing incomes for farmer and traders, as well as mitigating the impacts of climate change on the entire production chain. In this episode two traders from Kasubi Market in Kampala talk to WIlliam Ssekiranda about the challenges posed by the perish-ability of the produce they sell. Then we hear from two Ugandan innovators who are developing ways of extending the shelf-life of fresh produce. Annet Diana Nanono and Gift Arnold Mugisha are developing their solutions with support from the Uganda Climate Innovation Fund. You can find out more about their innovations here: You can find out more about the Uganda Climate Innovation Fund here: https://csj.co.ug/page/about-ucif ...and details of what the fund covers here: https://csj.co.ug/page/available-support
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    19 mins
  • Episode 16: Food Waste and Climate Change

    Episode 16: Food Waste and Climate Change
    Jan 23 2025
    Only the USA and China produce more greenhouse gases than food wastage. According to FAO estimates, the food that is lost and wasted could feed 1.26 billion hungry people every year. Brett Rierson has spent many years in the agricultural sector in Africa, and he's got some great perspectives on the causes of food wastage, how exactly it makes climate change worse, and what can be done to stop it. And you know, it turns out there are some very simple solutions that can make a very big impact. This is the first of two linked episodes - the second will feature two Ugandan entrepreneurs who are developing accessible, innovative ways of combatting post harvest food wastage by prolonging the shelf life of fruit and vegetables. If you'd like to get hold of some of the bags and other storage equipment Brett mentioned, you can contact the supplier here: Belinda Celeste at SmilePlast: 0751-890-890 If you'd like to read more about food waste from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in 2022, you can find it here: https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/fao-unep-agriculture-environment-food-loss-waste-day-2022/en And more info about some of the solutions Brett was speaking about can be found here: From the World Food Programme, "Empowering smallholder farmers to reduce post-harvest loss": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7mNzlqtFm8&t Properly Storing Dried Grains and Legumes Using Hermetically Sealed Bags: https://youtu.be/1KIO-P1ZsL8?si=67o67q9_Pet4WLOu Information about YieldWise, a Rockerfeller Foundation (USA) funded initiative to eliminate wastage: https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/initiative/yieldwise/
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    24 mins
  • Episode 15: Electric boda-bodas

    Episode 15: Electric boda-bodas
    Jan 10 2025
    Felix Muchiri of Green Hub East Africa discusses the benefits of boda-bodas that are not powered by petrol engines in a city where climate change impacts can be intense. 'We envision a time when the skies in Kampala can just be blue,' he says. Felix is a mechatronics and electronics engineer, and a passionate advocate for electric boda-bodas as one way of creating a sustainable, climate friendly transportation system in Uganda and East Africa. Felix also describes Green Hub East Africa's partnership with an innovative programme designed to give women access to careers as riders of electric boda-bodas, and the economic empowerment it provides. It's called the Women on Wheels project, and you can find out more about it here: https://womenrisingforafrica.org/women-on-wheels-empowering-women-in-uganda/ It's a fascinating conversation offering insights into how climate solutions can be engines for innovation, economic and social empowerment. Felix Muchiri is a Project Manager at Green Hub East Africa https://greenhubev.com/ Their partners include Glovo, and Safe Boda. You can find out more about Safe Boda here: https://www.safeboda.com/
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    31 mins
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