Makerere University, is one of the four African universities that exhibited at the Agriculture Science Week in Accra Ghana as part of the efforts to show case her latest innovations in agriculture and animal sectors.

The university that was represented by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) and the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB) displayed among others the Makerere Bio-fertilizer which fixes nitrogen in the soil and the Soil Testing Kit used for semi quantitative evaluation of five nutrient investigative parameters.

The week-long gathering is organized by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in collaboration with the Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA).

It is the continental gathering of all stakeholders in African agriculture aimed at creating an open space for networking and exchanging information and knowledge on agricultural innovations and on topical issues with a bearing on agricultural research and development.

Prof. Samuel Kyamanywa from CAES said participants visiting the Makerere University stall were impressed by the innovations, technologies and products but expressed concern about failure to market such brilliant innovations.

The meeting convenes every three years and this year's gathering is running under the theme; "Africa feeding Africa through Science and Innovations."

The Ghanaian Minister of Food & Agriculture, Clement Kofi Humado challenged African universities to come up with home- grown food security innovations for their countries.

Veteran Professor Elly Sabiiti said such programs involve value addition to animal products and are essential for job creation especially among the youth.

The university also exhibited the new sweet sorghum variety (MUK60), which is drought tolerant, for the production of food and bio fuels, four varieties of Mak Soya, which are resistant to leaf rust disease, early maturing and high yielding.

"The Milk Booster, the Calf Accelerator and the Briquettes made from industrial and agricultural wastes as well as the Indigenous Micro Organisms (IMO) used in organic farming and preserved grass hoppers (Nsenene) were also exhibited," said Prof. Sabiiti.

The science week has been internationally recognized as the apex gathering of all stakeholders in African agricultural research and development.