Nearly two decades ago, a small community of IT nerds emerged and this group quickly got fascinated with Free and Open Source Software. From those humble beginnings, the community grew in both numbers and influence. The seed planted has now caught the attention of the Government of Uganda that is working on Policies to address Free Software in the country. I share more in this blog post.
Uganda Takes on Free Software by the Horns
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Tagged africa, community, foss, fossfa, free software, government, IT, lug, open source, policy, Technology, wire james
Improving Farmers’ Incomes needs a Multi-Level approach
There is a growing need to re-think the current approach in Uganda towards stimulating improvements in the Agricultural sector and small holder farmer incomes at that. Isolated activities devoid of consideration of symbiotic activities will only yield failure in the long run. I explore more in this article
Posted in Agriculture
Tagged africa, African Union, Agriculture, AU, caadp, Farming, Food Processing, income, James Wire, marketing, small holder, value addition
The Wire Perspective 