app03 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:40:02 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Climate Talk Uganda With Josephine Karungi - Episodes Tagged with “Kiryandongo” https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/tags/kiryandongo Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200 Climate Talk Uganda aims to explore all aspects of climate change in Uganda. Every two weeks we aim to feature a wide range of people who offer their perspectives on the challenges they - and Uganda - face as climate change continues to play out. en-us episodic The accessible, acronym-free podcast about climate change in Uganda. Josephine Karungi Climate Talk Uganda aims to explore all aspects of climate change in Uganda. Every two weeks we aim to feature a wide range of people who offer their perspectives on the challenges they - and Uganda - face as climate change continues to play out. no Uganda, Climate Change, Josephine Karungi Josephine Karungi climatetalkpod@gmail.com Episode 51: WIIGOT - A Problem Solving Tool for Smallholder Farmers https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/51 aa003ef4-c589-4b01-b84f-11046d2a1566 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi Designing innovative solutions to challenges faced by smallholder farmers. 1:01:26 no <p>Farmers in northern Uganda face many obstacles to success in the face of climate change. Shifting climatic patterns make planning extremely difficult, and access to markets and services is often inconsistent and beset with problems. The Climate Smart Jobs Project - the organisation behind this podcast - exists to design innovative ways of tackling these difficulties. Mathew Rupanga is the Team Leader of the Climate Smart Jobs Project, and he joins me in this episode to talk through the many ways the project is providing smallholder farmers with accessible, sustainable and long lasting solutions.</p> <p>The approaches are based on a deeply thought-through, systematic approach to meeting the needs of smallholder farmers and other stakeholders. In particular, says Mathew, CSJ has designed WIIGOT, an innovative software platform designed to bridge the gap between smallholder farmers and commercial agents and to provide commercial clarity, transparency and certainty for all sides of the transaction. It's a complex and immersive conversation that is well worth worth your time. </p> <p>More information about <a href="https://www.csj.co.ug/aboutcsj" rel="nofollow noopener">The Climate Smart Jobs Project and WIIGOT can be found here</a>. </p> <p>Thanks for listening, and see you next time. </p> <p>Josephine. </p> climate smart jobs, mathew rupanga, WIIGOT, acholi, lango, kiryandongo, climate change, smallholder farmers, Farmers in northern Uganda face many obstacles to success in the face of climate change. Shifting climatic patterns make planning extremely difficult, and access to markets and services is often inconsistent and beset with problems. The Climate Smart Jobs Project - the organisation behind this podcast - exists to design innovative ways of tackling these difficulties. Mathew Rupanga is the Team Leader of the Climate Smart Jobs Project, and he joins me in this episode to talk through the many ways the project is providing smallholder farmers with accessible, sustainable and long lasting solutions.

The approaches are based on a deeply thought-through, systematic approach to meeting the needs of smallholder farmers and other stakeholders. In particular, says Mathew, CSJ has designed WIIGOT, an innovative software platform designed to bridge the gap between smallholder farmers and commercial agents and to provide commercial clarity, transparency and certainty for all sides of the transaction. It's a complex and immersive conversation that is well worth worth your time.

More information about The Climate Smart Jobs Project and WIIGOT can be found here.

Thanks for listening, and see you next time.

Josephine.

]]> Farmers in northern Uganda face many obstacles to success in the face of climate change. Shifting climatic patterns make planning extremely difficult, and access to markets and services is often inconsistent and beset with problems. The Climate Smart Jobs Project - the organisation behind this podcast - exists to design innovative ways of tackling these difficulties. Mathew Rupanga is the Team Leader of the Climate Smart Jobs Project, and he joins me in this episode to talk through the many ways the project is providing smallholder farmers with accessible, sustainable and long lasting solutions.

The approaches are based on a deeply thought-through, systematic approach to meeting the needs of smallholder farmers and other stakeholders. In particular, says Mathew, CSJ has designed WIIGOT, an innovative software platform designed to bridge the gap between smallholder farmers and commercial agents and to provide commercial clarity, transparency and certainty for all sides of the transaction. It's a complex and immersive conversation that is well worth worth your time.

More information about The Climate Smart Jobs Project and WIIGOT can be found here.

Thanks for listening, and see you next time.

Josephine.

]]> Episode 47: CTU Extra - My Full Conversation with Halima Nalunkuma https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/47 5c16ba2f-5286-44c7-85bc-fb3582073a56 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi Sometimes life happens while you're busy making other plans. Halima Nalunkuma wanted to be a banker and to 'wear shoes with pointy heels.' But while in Kiryandongo she saw an opportunity and grabbed it with both hands. 46:52 no <p>This is the story of how Halima Nalunkuma decided to become a provider of agricultural materials - and knowledge - to farmers. And how she's now working with refugeee communities to encourage minimal tilling agricultural methods, leading to improved yields and increased economic wellbeing in those communities. And crucially, improving their resilience in the face of climate change. </p> <p>Halima Nalunkuma is Director of Kiryandongo Agro Input Center Limited. She's a great talker, equal parts inspiring, thoughtful and insighful, and as she mentions in our chat, she received support from the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative. It supports '...sustainable solutions for Ugandan smallholder farmers to respond to climate change.' You can find out more about the Climate Smart Jobs programme here:</p> <p><a href="https://csj.co.ug/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://csj.co.ug/</a></p> <p>Climate Smart Jobs is also the funder of this podcast. Thanks to Halima Nalunkuma for being so generous with her time and knowledge. Drop us a line any time - <a href="mailto:climatetalkpod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">climatetalkpod@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Thanks for listening and see you next time - </p> <p>Josephine </p> pfumvudza, Halima Nalunkuma, Kiryandongo, CSJ, Climate Smart Jobs, Uganda, Climate Change, minimum tillage agriculture, Kiryandongo Agro Input Center,mulching This is the story of how Halima Nalunkuma decided to become a provider of agricultural materials - and knowledge - to farmers. And how she's now working with refugeee communities to encourage minimal tilling agricultural methods, leading to improved yields and increased economic wellbeing in those communities. And crucially, improving their resilience in the face of climate change.

Halima Nalunkuma is Director of Kiryandongo Agro Input Center Limited. She's a great talker, equal parts inspiring, thoughtful and insighful, and as she mentions in our chat, she received support from the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative. It supports '...sustainable solutions for Ugandan smallholder farmers to respond to climate change.' You can find out more about the Climate Smart Jobs programme here:

https://csj.co.ug/

Climate Smart Jobs is also the funder of this podcast. Thanks to Halima Nalunkuma for being so generous with her time and knowledge. Drop us a line any time - climatetalkpod@gmail.com

Thanks for listening and see you next time -

Josephine

]]> This is the story of how Halima Nalunkuma decided to become a provider of agricultural materials - and knowledge - to farmers. And how she's now working with refugeee communities to encourage minimal tilling agricultural methods, leading to improved yields and increased economic wellbeing in those communities. And crucially, improving their resilience in the face of climate change.

Halima Nalunkuma is Director of Kiryandongo Agro Input Center Limited. She's a great talker, equal parts inspiring, thoughtful and insighful, and as she mentions in our chat, she received support from the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative. It supports '...sustainable solutions for Ugandan smallholder farmers to respond to climate change.' You can find out more about the Climate Smart Jobs programme here:

https://csj.co.ug/

Climate Smart Jobs is also the funder of this podcast. Thanks to Halima Nalunkuma for being so generous with her time and knowledge. Drop us a line any time - climatetalkpod@gmail.com

Thanks for listening and see you next time -

Josephine

]]> Episode 46: Pfumvudza In Action - Halima Nalunkuma in Kiryandongo https://climatetalkuganda.fireside.fm/46 fb1e9d7a-dfbf-40d5-9262-549903f54bb7 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200 Josephine Karungi full Josephine Karungi Halima Nalunkuma explains how she's using pfumvudza to help farmers who are refugees improve their agricultural yields and raise their incomes in the face of climate change. 38:55 no <p>Sometimes life happens while you're busy making other plans. Halima Nalunkuma wanted to be a banker and to 'wear shoes with pointy heels.' But while in Kiryandongo she saw an opportunity and grabbed it with both hands. This is the story of how she's now working with refugeee communities to encourage minimal tilling agricultural methods, leading to improved yields and increased economic wellbeing in those communities. And crucially, improving their resilience in the face of climate change. </p> <p>Halima Nalunkuma is Director of Kiryandongo Agro Input Center Limited. She's a great talker, equal parts inspiring, thoughtful and insighful, and as she mentions in our chat, she received support from the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative. It supports '...sustainable solutions for Ugandan smallholder farmers to respond to climate change.' You can find out more about the Climate Smart Jobs programme here:</p> <p><a href="https://csj.co.ug/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://csj.co.ug/</a></p> <p>Climate Smart Jobs is also the funder of this podcast. Thanks to Halima Nalunkuma for being so generous with her time and knowledge. Drop us a line any time - <a href="mailto:climatetalkpod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">climatetalkpod@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Thanks for listening and see you next time - </p> <p>Josephine</p> Halima Nalunkuma, Kiryandongo, Kiryandongo Agro Input Center Limited, Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Climate Smart Jobs, CSJ Sometimes life happens while you're busy making other plans. Halima Nalunkuma wanted to be a banker and to 'wear shoes with pointy heels.' But while in Kiryandongo she saw an opportunity and grabbed it with both hands. This is the story of how she's now working with refugeee communities to encourage minimal tilling agricultural methods, leading to improved yields and increased economic wellbeing in those communities. And crucially, improving their resilience in the face of climate change.

Halima Nalunkuma is Director of Kiryandongo Agro Input Center Limited. She's a great talker, equal parts inspiring, thoughtful and insighful, and as she mentions in our chat, she received support from the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative. It supports '...sustainable solutions for Ugandan smallholder farmers to respond to climate change.' You can find out more about the Climate Smart Jobs programme here:

https://csj.co.ug/

Climate Smart Jobs is also the funder of this podcast. Thanks to Halima Nalunkuma for being so generous with her time and knowledge. Drop us a line any time - climatetalkpod@gmail.com

Thanks for listening and see you next time -

Josephine

]]> Sometimes life happens while you're busy making other plans. Halima Nalunkuma wanted to be a banker and to 'wear shoes with pointy heels.' But while in Kiryandongo she saw an opportunity and grabbed it with both hands. This is the story of how she's now working with refugeee communities to encourage minimal tilling agricultural methods, leading to improved yields and increased economic wellbeing in those communities. And crucially, improving their resilience in the face of climate change.

Halima Nalunkuma is Director of Kiryandongo Agro Input Center Limited. She's a great talker, equal parts inspiring, thoughtful and insighful, and as she mentions in our chat, she received support from the Climate Smart Jobs Initiative. It supports '...sustainable solutions for Ugandan smallholder farmers to respond to climate change.' You can find out more about the Climate Smart Jobs programme here:

https://csj.co.ug/

Climate Smart Jobs is also the funder of this podcast. Thanks to Halima Nalunkuma for being so generous with her time and knowledge. Drop us a line any time - climatetalkpod@gmail.com

Thanks for listening and see you next time -

Josephine

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