More than three decades of work has produced Uganda’s most resilient soybean varieties. Since the early 1990s, Prof Tukamuhabwa, a Makerere University plant breeder, has dedicated his career to improving soybean. It became so important to them that they would not support soybean research elsewhere. To me, that showed just how strategic the crop is and convinced me that Uganda also needed to invest in its own soybean research,” he says. The benefits of improved soybean varieties extend beyond the farm.