Fast maturing crops, plastic irrigation: Lira women’s answer to climate change
UN Women suggest that by 2050, climate change may push up to 158 million more women and girls into poverty, and cause 232 million to face food insecurity.
Category: Agriculture
Kwania gets shs1b for CARs under the national oilseeds project
National Oilseed Project is funded by IFAD and the governmnet of Uganda contributing some significant amount for its implementation.
Mosaic disease forces Oyam farmers to sell immature cassava
Robert Alele of Apala village, Acaba sub-county, says he planted one acre of cassava this year.
Amolatar’s climate-smart agriculture revolution takes root as farmers adopt organic farming
As more farmers adopt innovative agricultural practices, there is a palpable sense of hope and determination within the community.
Natukwasa: A midwife in love with goat farming
Patience Natukwasa is an enrolled midwife serving the ghetto of Mivule Zone, Wabigalo, Makindye East, Kampala. She has a passion in goat herding.
BRAC 4-acre farming model for Dokolo farmers
Gladis Ewok, the chairperson of Lok Anok Youth group in Okwongodul sub-county, has expressed her desire for a bicycle from BRAC.
Researchers plan to develop upland rice varieties to combat wetland degradation
The Promotion of Sustainable Rice Farming Development Project is being piloted in the five districts of Koboko, Yumbe, Maracha; Nebbi Municipality and Madi-Okollo in the West Nile sub-region.
Egypt delivers a second batch of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines
Recent vaccine shipments from Egypt will be critical in supporting this effort.
Momentum for agroecology: global coalition launches new strategy
In this context, the Agroecology Coalition was formed to bring countries and organisations together to intensify their efforts to transform food systems through agroecology while also addressing multiple crises.
$4.3t required for the global transition of agriculture to agroecology
The agroecology principles apply to all forms of sustainable agriculture and food production systems including crops, livestock and pastoral systems, agroforestry, fisheries, and aquaculture.
Tanzania puts TZS1.2trillion to transform its agriculture to agroecology
Mwatima Juma, chair of the Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement, noted that the government’s efforts to transition from conventional agriculture to agroecology are a positive step.
Impact Report: ESAFF Uganda is transforming the lives of millions of small-scale farmers
In 2023, ESAFF Uganda established 28 community agroecology schools, making a total of 35 community agroecology schools.