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NARO research points to local fertiliser option that could save Uganda billions

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NARO research points to local fertiliser option that could save Uganda billions
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Entebbe | October 28, 2026 – Uganda could take a major step towards reducing its dependence on imported fertilisers following promising research by the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) into a locally produced nitrogen fertilizer. The innovation, known as Nano-Plasma Nitrogen fertiliser (NPN), has already recorded significantly higher maize yields than imported urea in early […] The post NARO researc

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