REDS is a subcontractor on the researcher project “Climate Smart innovations in Agriculture in Uganda: Improved food security, livelihoods and soil carbon funded by the Norwegian Research Council.  Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) is the lead contractor with Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Menon Economics, REDS, Makerere University & Gulu University forming the consortium of partners.  REDS provides support through its existing extension services to train farmers in pigeon pea production, pea and biomass harvesting, and biochar production.   This project started in early 2021 and is expected to go up to 2025.