Small-scale farmers using social media to restore lost indigenous species in central Uganda
A group of small-scale farmers in Masaka district in Central Uganda started a move to restore banana species that were getting lost in...
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Rashida Kabanda
- Nov 15
- 3 min
Cultivating Knowledge on Organic Farming: ESAFF Uganda and Lira University sign MoU.
There will be 330 million young Africans who can't find work by 2025. Accordingly, more food must be produced sustainably to meet the...
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Naume Kalinaki
- Nov 6
- 5 min
Call for recognizing farmer seed varieties for resilient food systems & economic empowerment
Uganda's development depends heavily on agriculture. Seeds are genetic resources that contain plant genetic variation, and they are the...
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Hilda Josephine Nansubuga
- Nov 3
- 5 min
Agroecology School Spearheading the Transition of Chemically Ravaged Mubuku Irrigation Scheme
The topography of Kasese district is varied, with plains, valleys, and mountains among its features. The district is dominated by the...
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Laurine Musoki
- Nov 1
- 4 min
Women small-scale farmers demand equitable access to and control over agricultural resources
Women are committed to ensuring their contributions are valued and recognised as primary producers and custodians of our food systems....
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rkabanda
- Oct 24
- 2 min
The Farmer Managed Seed Systems Caravan and Policy Discourse
The SD=HS Program has registered great success in Uganda over the past few years, however, little has been made known to the different...
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Naume Kalinaki
- Oct 24
- 4 min
Farmer Managed Seed Systems (FMSS)are a great contributor to food and nutrition security
More than 85% of Uganda's population works in the agriculture sector, which also contributes more than 24% of the country's GDP. As the...
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Ronald Bagaga
- Sep 13
- 4 min
“Protection of land rights leads to sustainable development," locals emphasize during LAW 2023
ESAFF Uganda believes that land is a critical resource that plays a pivotal role in the country's socio-economic development. In the...
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esaff uganda
- Aug 26
- 5 min
Strengthening Capacities of Women led Small-scale Farmer Enterprises Through Enterprise Development
Written by Naume Kalinaki and Josephine Hilda Nansubuga In Uganda, an estimated 70% of female labor in agriculture, yet their...
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David Oming
- Aug 17
- 3 min
Youth Can Transform Uganda’s Food Systems through Agroecology
Over 78% of Uganda’s population is below the age of 30 and the country has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in Sub-Saharan...
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esaff uganda
- Jun 17
- 6 min
World Desertification and Drought Day 2023: Preserving Her Land, Securing Our Future.
Written by: Rashida Kabanda, Naume Kalinaki and Andrew Adem Globally, there is increasing worry over desertification, the process through...
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esaff uganda
- Jun 5
- 4 min
Agroecological farming techniques are essential to restoring the ecosystem and reducing plastics.
Written by: Ronald Bagaga and Rashida Kabanda. Every year on June 5, the globe celebrates globe Environment Day as a potent forum for...
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Ronald Bagaga
- Mar 30
- 6 min
Small-scale Farmers Support the Development of the Bill Prohibiting GMOs in Uganda.
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are plants or animals whose genetic makeup has been modified in a laboratory using genetic...
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esaff uganda
- Mar 29
- 3 min
Farmer Field Schools Begin a New Season of Participatory Plant Breeding
Written by Naume Kalinaki & Julius Engwedu Farmer Field School (FFS) is a participatory learning approach that brings together...
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Naume Kalinaki
- Mar 29
- 3 min
Supporting women Farmer groups on viable businesses and enterprises through the Agroecology Business
Women provide about 60% of labour in the agriculture sector yet they are still constrained in accessing markets, production resources,...
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Ronald Bagaga
- Mar 29
- 5 min
Investment Tracking Grassroots Structures Established in West Nile to Promote Responsible Investment
Since 2017, ESAFF Uganda working closely with Oxfam, GIZ and the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD) and district...
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David Oming
- Mar 28
- 3 min
Agroecology Schools Strengthened to Promote Agroecological Practices in Communities.
Agroecology is necessary for farming communities in Uganda as it offers a sustainable method of farming that can provide food security...
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Rashida Kabanda
- Mar 28
- 3 min
The 2nd Cohort of the Agroecology School for Journalists and Communicators Commences
Agroecology has the explicit goal of strengthening the sustainability of all parts of the food system, from the seed and the soil to the...
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Rashida Kabanda
- Mar 28
- 3 min
ESAFF Uganda Exhibits at the 1st Eastern Africa Agroecology Conference in Nairobi
To accomplish global food and nutrition security in the face of climate change, a massive restructuring of food systems is required. It...
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Naume Kalinaki
- Mar 6
- 3 min
Breaking Gender Barriers in Farmer Field Schools to Ensure Sustainable Farming
Gender inequality does not only affect progress in leadership but also undermines the progress towards sustainable agriculture. The...
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