NARO

Industry

Crop protection, Energy, Fertilisers & plant nutrition, Fishery & aquaculture, Forestry, Post-harvest & processing, Seeds & genetics, Veterinary, Waste & circular economy

Topics

Hybrid seeds & crop breeding, Biopesticides & biocontrol, Biofertilizers & biostimulants, Biomass, bagasse & waste valorisation

Role

Research / RTO — “…cus | National Agricultural Research Organisation (public) | _Firecrawl read 8 of 300 mapped pages on https://…”

Parent / group

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)

Why it is bioeconomy

NARO is a public statutory body in Uganda mandated to coordinate and conduct agricultural research across various sectors including crops, livestock, and fisheries.

Products: Screen Houses; Green Houses; NARO Honey; Seed Sorting Facility; Maize Sheller; Seed Dryer

Applications

Agro ecological zone seed production

Customers & partners

National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) · Government of Uganda

Production sites

South Western Uganda — 300 kg/hour; Seed sorting, maize shelling, seed drying

Products (website)

Screen Houses · Green Houses · NARO Honey — 32,000 UGX · Seed Sorting Facility — Mechanized seed sorting facility with a capacity of 300kg per hour. · Maize Sheller — Component for maize shelling. · Seed Dryer — Component for drying seed.

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Subsidiaries: 7 National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARIs) · 9 Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institutes (ZARDIs)

• 2026-09-07 NARO
  NARO is Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organisation, actively partnering with international bodies (notably CABI) to drive climate-smart, digitally-enabled agricultural transformation, strengthen plant health and crop protection, advance rice and …
• 2026-09-11 NARO, CABI Strengthen Partnership for Climate-Smart and Digital Agricultural Transformation – News
  NARO is strengthening its long-standing partnership with CABI to drive climate-smart and digitized agriculture in Uganda, focusing on AI, data governance, pest management, and joint resource mobilization, while positioning itself as a hub for AI governance and …
• 2026-09-25 NARO develops drought resistant sorghum variety for Karamoja – NTV Uganda
  NARO is actively developing drought-resistant crops (e.g., NARO Sorghum 2) to combat food insecurity, with fast-maturing varieties that enable additional harvests in drought-prone regions like Karamoja.
• 2026-09-09 Building Local Capacity to Protect Global Crops: EmergeNOW Advances Plant Health Diagnostics at NARO – News
  NARO (National Crops Resources Research Institute) Uganda hosted hands-on EmergeNOW training to build local capacity in detecting citrus pests and diseases using an e-nose and VOC techniques, strengthening Uganda’s ability to identify threats before export.
• 2026-09-24 NARO sorghum variety offers hope for drought-hit Karamoja farmers | Monitor
  NARO is actively developing and promoting drought-tolerant, early-maturing crop varieties (like NAROSORG2 sorghum) and supporting seed multiplication and farmer-led demonstrations to improve food security in Karamoja’s semi-arid conditions.
• 2026-07-22 NARO, Chinese University Partner on Livestock Research – News
  NARO is strengthening Uganda’s livestock disease research and diagnostics through a five-year partnership with Southwest Minzu University (China), aiming to build world-class laboratories, improve disease surveillance, and enable practical, affordable …

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