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Video: Exploring Opportunities in Coffee Agroforestry
June 4, 2025
Patrick Kayima, PhD student, Makerere University, tells about his PhD journey under the AfPEC project.
AfPEC field visit to introduce Living Labs
April 5, 2025
From 24 th -27 March 2025, YLEC, JESE and SwB Uganda representatives had inception meetings with farmer groups in the Mt. Elgon area (Buginyana, Sipi, Bududa, Bufumbo) , introducing the initiatives of...
Video: Pests and pollinators in the arabica coffee producing hub of Mt Elgon region, Uganda.
March 13, 2025
Esther Patricia Adoch, PhD research fellow, AfPEC Project, Makerere University, Uganda tells about her PhD project. focusses on pests and pollinators in the arabica coffee producing hub of Mt Elgon re...
Pests and pollinators in the arabica coffee producing hub of Mt Elgon region, Uganda.
February 12, 2025
My PhD project focusses on pests and pollinators in the arabica coffee producing hub of Mt Elgon region, Uganda.
Blog by Esther Patricia Adoch, PhD research fellow, AfPEC Project, Makerere Universi...
Exploring Opportunities in Coffee Agroforestry: My AfPEC PhD Journey
December 13, 2024
Starting on my PhD journey under the AfPEC project is an exciting and fulfilling experience. My research focuses on exploring opportunities within the coffee agroforestry value chain in the Mount Elgo...
Understanding of soil carbon, structure and biodiversity in Coffea arabica agroforestry
November 29, 2024
Understanding of soil carbon, structure and biodiversity in Coffea arabica agroforestry systems in Mt Elgon, Uganda, for improved climate change mitigation and adaptation in combination with biodivers...
Exploring incentives for stewardship in coffee agroforestry among farmers in the Mt. Elgon region
November 12, 2024
Blog by Joyce Lunyolo, PhD student, Makerere University
Just started as a PhD student, I am excited to share my first experience so far as an AfPEC fellow. The experience has been amazing, educativ...
AfPEC fieldwork
October 3, 2024
The AfPEC fieldwork has been started in one of the Mt Elgon communities, Sipi, by three master students, Emilie, Josephine and Mathilde.
AfPEC kick-off worshop in Mbale, Uganda.
October 3, 2024
AfPEC works to document the effects of agroforestry in terms of ecosystem services and livelihood benefits around Mt Elgon in Uganda.
You can read more on Makerere University homepage
PhD Scholarship Opportunities on the ‘Agroforestry for People, Ecosystems and Climate (AfPEC) Project’
March 22, 2024
Considering the importance of coffee production in Uganda, and the international demand for sustainable quality coffee, there is a high need for applied and accessible research on agroforestry cof...
Collaboration with Frellsen Kaffe
January 18, 2024
AfPEC coordinates with Frellsen Kaffe that runs development projects on sustainable coffee in the same area and works to establish import of sustainable forest-coffee from Mt Elgon, Uganda.
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Project start
January 10, 2024
The AfPEC projects starts the 1. of April 2024. Having three universites and three NGOs as partners, AfPEC combines research and agroforestry in practice.