Dr. Deborah Ruth Amulen
Researching on utilization of insects for food and feeds. Key aspects of the economic role of insects for rural development, optimizing production practices. Policy and advocacy for the adoption of insects for food and feed in Uganda. I am currently a team leader for the Insects and pollinators research group at RTC Laboratory Makerere University. I also head an organisation called center for insect research and development.
Deborah Ruth Amulen is a Lecturer in the Department of Livestock Industrial Resources at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources (SVAR), Makerere University & a Post-doctorate fellow at Michigan State University (USA), Department of Entomology. She holds a Ph.D. in applied biological sciences from Belgium. Currently a lead scientist and coordinator of RTC pollinator protection and insect research at Makerere University. Driven by the passion to see increased exploitation of beneficial insects such as bees in Uganda, Deborah has also founded the Center for Insect Research and Development (CIRD) http://www.cird.co.ug/, a company limited by guarantee that allows her to engage more partners in public, business (private) as well as community. Deborah has the bold vision to improve rural lives through action research, business, and training. Because of the trust communities have in her, she is also a board member of the Uganda National Apiculture Development Organization (TUNADO) entrusted to design alternative approaches for improved beekeeping in Karamoja and Teso (agro-pastoral areas of Uganda).
Contact:
Makerere University
College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity
Department of Livestock Industrial Resources
P.O BOX 7062,
Kampala
+256782315636