Overview

Agricultural and Rural Innovation program from Makerere University is focusing on integration of social and technical disciplines related to agricultural and rural development to enable graduates champion development in agrarian societies and developing a systematic view of development among professionals of rural and agricultural development.

Students at Agricultural and Rural Innovation program from Makerere University will:

become multi skilled professionals with agricultural, leadership, analytical, facilitative and reflective competencies to coordinate, stimulate and guide innovations and multi actor partnerships for improving rural livelihoods with broader view of local, regional and global trends in development.

get professional and ethical values and mindsets for accountable agricultural and rural development professionals.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Principles Of Soil Management

Integrated Soil Fertility Management

Ethics And Integrity

Vegetable Production

Tropical Soils And Their Management

Field Crops Diseases

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-27 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kampala, Uganda

Disciplines

Soil Science Agriculture

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Get pay in slips from Stanbic or DFCU bank at the main campus Makerere University where applicable.

After paying the Fee of USD $ 75 or 172,500 UGX take the bank slip to the main building (Finance Department) for verification where applicable.

On presentation of the application fee bank slip, pick the application form from Room 316, Level 3, Senate Building.

Applicants with academic documents prescribed in other languages other than English should be submitted to the School of Languages, Makerere University for translation into English.

Applicants who obtained qualifications elsewhere other than Uganda should take their secondary school academic documents to Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) located in Ntinda for purposes of being equated to Ugandan grades.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

8602070 UGX / year

≈ 8602070 UGX / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

4258450 UGX / year

≈ 4258450 UGX / year

Living costs

Kampala

Uganda

1463786 - 1961574 UGX / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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