Geo Gecko was contracted by the Kampala Capital City Authority to document the status and potential of leafy veg and mushroom value chains in Kampala. It was a nice combination of data collection on the ground, via satellite and pre-existing data ..read more

In 2017/2018, the European Union was the second biggest destination for Uganda's exports with a market share of 20%. Exports from Uganda to the EU grew by 12 % year-on-year to a total value of USD 567 million. #DidYouKnowEUandUganda - All products of Ugandan origin - except for arms - can enter the EU market duty free, quota free ..read more

Monitoring Deforestation and Afforestation in the developing word: A remote sensing approach As the world seeks to slow the pace of climate change, preserve wildlife, and support increasing numbers of people, trees inevitably hold a major part of the answer. However, we’re losing 9.9 million acres of forests annually in Africa which is twice the world’s average deforestation rate. For example, according to FAO, forest cover in Uganda dropped from 24% to 9% of total land area since between 1990 and 2015 ..read more

Up to 4 weeks ago, 'working from home' meant holing myself up in a nice cafe with a coffee and my laptop. Stark surprise when the corona crisis landed me in home-isolation with my elderly mum ("I can't eat these vegetables"), my 3-year old ("Come mama, come, come see this!" "What?" "Cooooooome maaaaaamaaaaaaaaa") and a dog who insists on nervously prancing around me as I type. All of a sudden the office seems like a mythical oasis of calm.. Will we ever be allowed back in, please ..read more

Geo Gecko has developed numerous web portals with mapping and analytical functionality. They're built in open source code ..read more