News about the project

PhD research uses Artificial Intelligence to detect fruit fly damage in mangoes

A groundbreaking PhD study using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to detect and assess fruit fly damage in mangoes was presented at the Adaptive Environment Monitoring Network For East Africa (AdEMNEA) Project’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on...

Successful Training of Drone Operators.

Emmanuel Oyo, AdEMNEA Project’s coordinator at the University of Juba, presented the institute’s Partner Progress Report, which highlighted steady progress despite several challenges. The university has three students under the programme, one PhD and two...

Challenges in implementing and operationalising ICT projects

Implementing and operationalising ICT projects presents a complex range of challenges that can be broadly categorised into four key areas: technical, human, organisational, and financial. Technical challenges Technical challenges are often the most visible. They...

AdEMNEA project update: Key achievements, plans

Dr Julianne Sansa Otim, the Principal Investigator of the Adaptive Environment Monitoring Network for East Africa (AdEMNEA) project at Makerere University, provided an overview of the project’s progress at the Annual General Meeting. Funded by...

Dr Mary Nsabagwa highlights AdEMNEA project achievements

Dr Mary Nsabagwa, the Co-PI of the ADEMNIA project and co-Head of the IoT Research and Applications Lab at Makerere University, welcomed participants and stakeholders, including mango farmers, retired ICT experts, hobbyist beekeepers, and representatives...

Dean highlights role of technology in sustainable agriculture

Dr Joseph K. Balikuddembe, the Dean of the School of Computing and Information Technology at Makerere University, who attended AdEMNEA’s AGM welcomed participants and praised the innovative work being undertaken to improve agricultural productivity. He...

Professor Margie Kigozi calls for affordable, secure agricultural technologies for farmers

Distinguished business leader and farmer Professor Margie Kigozi has urged researchers to prioritise affordability, security and practical usability as smart agricultural technologies move closer to deployment. Speaking as Chief Guest at the five-year review meeting...

Colouring outside the lines: The art of creativity in science

In his inspiring opening remarks at the AdEMNEA Annual General Meeting, Prof. Tonny Oyana challenged participants to embrace creativity in science by “colouring outside the lines.” He reminded researchers that while science often demands discipline...

Making smart bee-keeping technology work for Ugandan farmers

Strategies for ensuring that smart beekeeping technology moves beyond the laboratory and into real-world use by farmers took centre stage during a recent stakeholder discussion, with practical insights shared by Mr. Aaron Bomujuni, a Programme’s...

Learning by doing: Interns share transformative journey at AdEMNEA

We are presenting an overview of our internship experience. Our team consists of students from three main programmes: software engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science. We shall begin with a brief introduction explaining why we...

AdEMNEA showcases innovation, farmer experiences and regional partnerships

The Adaptive Environmental Monitoring Networks for East Africa (AdEMNEA) project, funded by Norad under the NORHED II programme, held its Annual General Meeting at Makerere University, bringing together researchers, partners and farmers from across the...

Norway strengthens strategic ICT and research partnerships with Africa

Welcome, colleagues, partners and students. Thank you for inviting me. I am relatively new to this project, but from the discussions so far, it is clear that it is an excellent initiative making strong progress,...

Addressing the urgent challenge facing wireless networks in agriculture

Farmers are increasingly using small sensor devices to monitor crops, detect pests and improve yields, especially in remote areas. However, a major everyday challenge threatens their usefulness: keeping these devices running for long periods without...

Managing rising fruit fly diversity for mango farmers

Mango farmers in Uganda face serious losses from fruit flies, but controlling them has been difficult because not all fruit flies are the same. Some look alike, but behave differently, making it hard for farmers...

Tackling mango fruit flies: Insights from farmers and weather patterns in Uganda

Mango farming is an important source of food and income, but many farmers lose a large part of their harvest to fruit flies. These pests can destroy up to 70% of the crop, making it...

Smarter beehives

When people think of innovation, beehives rarely come to mind. Yet this research shows how simple technology can make a big difference to farmers, especially those working in rural areas. Beekeepers often rely on sensors...

Smart traps for tough pests

Mango farmers across East Africa face constant losses from the tiny Bactrocera fruit fly, which damages fruit, lowers quality and limits access to markets. Monitoring these pests has long been difficult, especially on large farms...

Scholars highlight innovations for better farming.

The Adaptive Environment Monitoring Network for East Africa (AdEMNEA) Project’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on November 13-14, 2025 brought together researchers working on practical ways to improve how communities monitor and respond to...

Research brings practical gains for everyday farming.

Ben Khemis, a PhD candidate originally from South Sudan and a graduate of Makerere University, is developing technology that could make farming more efficient by improving how they communicate with sensors. Farms often have hundreds...

Hidden bee diversity mapped to boost honey production in South Sudan

A new study is shedding light on the types of honeybees found across South Sudan’s Equatorial Region, offering insights that could help farmers harvest more honey, protect bee populations and improve livelihoods. The Equatorial Region,...

Faster, smarter drone routing: A new path-planning approach for precision farming

A new approach to drone routing could make farming faster, cheaper and more precise by helping drones collect field data more efficiently. Drones - small aircraft flown remotely or programmed in advance - are increasingly used...

RENU pledges to Support the AdEMNEA Project

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Protecting our Bee Species.

Protecting our Bee Species - Dr. Deborah Amulen, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (COVAB). Bees are a very essential part of our livelihood. In Uganda alone, there are about 1.2 million households...

The ‘Smart-Hive’ Revolutionizes Bee Keeping: A Game Changer for Apiculture in Uganda

A fully functional prototype aimed at revolutionizing bee keeping in Uganda has been in the field since August 2024. We’re happy to report that The first stage of the field testing exercise has been completed....

WEATHER-BASED RESEARCH – A TIMELY APPROACH TO FRUIT FLY CONCENTRATION AND CONTROL.

Data gathering with reference to fruit fly concentration and its damage to the mangoes in Uganda’s fruit growing areas like Nwoya and Soroti districts is in progress. The on-going process further aims to examine the...

SUSTAINING A TOXIN-FREE ECO-SYSTEM KEY TO PRESERVING UGANDA’S HONEY BEE.

According to Dr. Amulen Deborah, an entomologist and lecturer at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (COVAB), Makerere University, the bee population is declining because of human activities like cutting down trees...

MULTI-PURPOSE APPROACH PIVOTAL TO PRESERVATION OF HONEY BEE SPECIES.

Sarah during the site visit. Universally, bees are dwindling because of the widespread use of pesticides, environmental degradation, climate change among several eco-system hazards. For Uganda’s case, the agro-Ecological zones such as Lango sub-region have...

FRUIT-FLY EXPOSITORY RESEARCH TAKES UGANDA’S HORTICULTURE TO A BRAND NEW LEVEL.

Onen during a lab session. HOPE is the word Fruit farmers will welcome with open arms as regards to maximising their harvest season. Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephtritidae) are one of the most important insect pests...

A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR SOUTH SUDANESE FOOD CROP FARMERS.

Mr. Emmanuel oyo, AdEMNEA Project Co-PI in South Sudan attaining the Drone Flight Training alongside Khemis. FINALLY, there is light at the end of a tumultuous tunnel for farmers in the northern part of South...

SOUTH SUDAN’s APICULTURE INDUSTRY READY TO BREAK EVEN.

Alison during Lab Experiments Conventional Research could yet again yield maximum results. A Research Study focusing on the diversity and distribution of honey bee species in the Equatorial Region of South Sudan has Apiculture at...

THE SMART-BEE MONITOR: A PILOTING APPROACH OFFERS FRESH SOLUTIONS TO UGANDA’S BEE FARMING.

The Adaptive Environmental Monitoring Network for East Africa (AdEMNEA) Project based at the IoT-ra Lab, Makerere University in partnership the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) has spearheaded the development of...

Private Corporate Funds – a Feasible solution to Uganda’s innovations and start-ups.

Unlike Uganda, 90% of capital invested innovations in the United States comes from public entities like pension funds, department of Defence among other government linked parastatals. 95% of China’s investments in Arica is controlled by...

Climate-focused innovations to thrive under NEMA supervision.

The AdEMNEA project recently participated in the National Science Week hosted by the STI secretariat under the President’s office in Uganda. The participation was by exhibiting some of the innovations (e.g. the smart bee monitor,...

Inter-Task Integration pivotal to timely outputs

The multi-disciplinary aspect of the AdEMNEA project implies that the research outputs are divided into tasks; work packages (WP1, 2 & 3) from a couple of regimen – Computing, Engineering, Entomology, Crop Science and Meteorology....

Provide Training and Advisory to the beneficiaries of your research outputs – TARI

The Tanzanian Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) offers advisory to government and promote national policies, laws and regulations in addition to conducting basic, applied and strategic agricultural research. Ms. Kemigisa, a research assistant urged the project...

COSTECH ready to lend a hand with customer uptake.

Judging by the impact of the Weather Information Management in East Africa (WIMEA-ICT) project and uptake of the Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) deployed around the region, the Adaptive Environmental Monitoring Network for East Africa (AdEMNEA)...

The Smart Bee-Monitor: A silver lining for Uganda’s bee farmers.

Bee farmers will soon acquire a new way of monitoring their hives, check on the swarming activities and keep track of their product (honey) accumulated in the hives. As the Adaptive Environmental Monitoring Network for...

Pest Control - Mango fruit growers can finally have maximum fruit yields.

A glimmer of hope looms large for the mango fruit growers as the Electronic Trap nears field testing. A research output by the Dar es salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) will aid mango farmers...

Mr. Florence Lello

Mr. Florence Lello (flowmushi@gmail.com). Research Topic - "Image Analysis, whose goal is to develop image-based proximity sensing methods and tools for automatic detection and counting of pest insects (fruit flies in mango farms)." Currently pursuing...

Mr. Arnold Muhairwe

Mr. Arnold Muhairwe (engineer.arnoldmuhairwe@gmail.com) Research Topic - "“I.o.T Based Weather Monitoring." I am a Telecommunication Engineer and I hold a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Makerere University. I am being funded by...

WORK PACKAGE TWO (WP2): SENSOR & SIGNAL PROCESSING.

WORK PACKAGE TWO (WP2): SENSOR & SIGNAL PROCESSING. Ms. Agatha Turyagyenda (agatha.turyagyenda@gmail.com) Research Topic - "Internet of Things (IoT) based system to track the African honeybees’ behaviors and activities." Turyagyenda is an Assistant Lecturer at...

Mr. Oswaha Matthew Joseph

Mr. Oswaha Matthew Joseph (oswahamatthewjoseph@gmail.com) Research Topic - "“Design and Analysis of Algorithm for Mobile Gateway Nodes." A South Sudanese National. He reflects a varied humanity including ambitions, qualities of generosity with friendly nature and...

Mr. David Tugume

Mr. David Tugume (tdavidjcl@gmail.com) Research Topic - "Network Resilience, Monitoring and Maintenance" A Masters Student at Makerere University, majoring in Networks. I am being funded by the Norwegian Government under the Adaptive Environmental Monitoring Networks...

Khemis Ben

Khemis Ben (lubari7@gmail.com) Research Topic - "Designing Autonomous Mobile Network Gateway Nodes" I am being funded by the Norwegian Government under the Adaptive Environmental Monitoring Networks for East Africa, (AdEMNEA Project) that is being implemented...

Mr. Erick John Machiwa

Mr. Erick John Machiwa (machiwaerick@ yahoo.com). Research Topic - "Energy - Aware Network Optimization for wireless sensor networks and Network Resilience Monitoring and Maintenance." Erick John Machiwa is an Assistant Lecturer in the department of Electrical...

PHD/ MASTERS STUDENTS EYE THE<br />PRIZE!!!WORK PACKAGE ONE (WP1): NETWORKS & RESILIENCE.

WORK PACKAGE ONE (WP1): NETWORKS & RESILIENCE. Ms. Namugenyi E. Ephrance (ephrancenamugenyi@gmail.com) Research Topic - "Adaptive Network Architecture for Sensor Data Acquisition.” I am a PhD Student at the College of Computing and Information Sciences...

THE SMART BEE MONITOR – AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL INDUSTRY & FISHERIES (MAAIF). Dr. Amulen Deborah (Entomologist - MAK).

THE SMART BEE MONITOR – AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL INDUSTRY & FISHERIES (MAAIF). Dr. Amulen Deborah (Entomologist - MAK). Researchers at Makerere University under the AdEMNEA, a Norwegian Funded Project, seek...

INTERNET OF THINGS (I.o.Ts) HERE TO ENHANCE BEE MONITORING & FRUIT-FLY CONTROL – Dr. Mary Nsabagwa

INTERNET OF THINGS (I.o.Ts) HERE TO ENHANCE BEE MONITORING & FRUIT-FLY CONTROL – Dr. Mary Nsabagwa Bees are very important to our Ecosystem; their Pollination rate is over 70% of the Vegetation & Crop Plantation...

TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE YIELDS IN LARGE SCALE BEE FARMS

TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE YIELDS IN LARGE SCALE BEE FARMS. While incorporating Research, Science & Technology in Apiculture is quite a tedious Journey, its benefits especially to the large scale Bee Farming will be enormous and...

THE SMART BEE MONITOR SYSTEM TURNS APICULTURE INTO A MODERN TRADE

THE SMART BEE MONITOR SYSTEM TURNS APICULTURE INTO A MODERN TRADE. While many questions linger especially concerning Affordability & accessibility of the Smart Bee Monitor System, the General View remains Positive. Speaking at the just...

AdEMNEA Project Engages Bee Farmers at Apiculture MSP.

AdEMNEA Project Engages Bee Farmers at Apiculture MSP. While the AdEMNEA Projects aims to develop & deploy an Environment Monitoring Network contributing towards bee protection and fruit fly control, there’s need to conduct further research...

TUNADO, A SAFE HAVEN FOR BEE FARMERS.

TUNADO, A SAFE HAVEN FOR BEE FARMERS. As the old adage “A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed” suits Friendship, so does The Uganda National Apiculture Development Organisation (TUNADO) to Bee Farmers in Uganda....

A TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED FARMING ENVIRONMENT? WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED.

A TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED FARMING ENVIRONMENT? WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED. The transformation from eating supper around a fire lit up by wood in the dark of night to having dinner with aprons, folks, and knives would...

Bee Farming & Honey Production – A Juicy Source of Income/Employment for the Youths.

Bee Farming & Honey Production – A Juicy Source of Income/Employment for the Youths. The Uganda National Apiculture Development Organisation (TUNADO) has set plans to provide Equipment such as Airtight Buckets, Hand Gloves & Bee...

RENU pledges to Support the AdEMNEA Project

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Integrated Fruit Control

Integrated Fruit Control and Surveillance Technology - Dr. Patrick Vudriko, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (COVAB) Most of our farmers are not able to export fruits to Europe and other foreign markets...

Principal welcomes AdEMNEA Project

Principal welcomes AdEMNEA Project - Prof. Tony Oyana, the Principal, CoCIS, Makerere University I take the honour of welcoming the Deputy Vice Chancellor. Prof Henry Arinaitwe who has represented us effectively. WIMEA-ICT project has a...

TUNADO excited about AdEMNEA products

TUNADO excited about AdEMNEA products - Dr. Dickson Biryomaiso’ reaffirms TUNADO’s commitment to the AdEMNEA project. TUNADO protects bees for livelihood and facilitates market linkages along the value chain for income generation through market pool...