Our Host & Partners

The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) the host of the 13th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection (13th IWCSPP) is an agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) with the mandate to coordinate and oversee all aspects of public-funded agricultural research in Uganda. 

To organize this international conference, NARO is partnering with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Makerere University (Mak), The Grain Council of Uganda (TGCU), The East African Grain Council (EAGC) and FarmTeach Conference Organizers.

Established as a body corporate by the National Agricultural Research Act of 2005, NARO comprises a Governing Council, a Secretariat and 16 Public Agricultural Research Institutes (PARIs) spread across the country.

NARO is mandated to undertake research in all aspects of agriculture including crops, livestock, fisheries, forestry, agro-machinery, natural resources and socio-economics. Read more