Ronald Bagaga

Visitors to Umoja ni Nguuvu Community Agroecology School often admire the fish ponds, apiaries, thriving tree nurseries, and trial gardens where farmer members test indigenous food plants and climate-resilient crops. Today, they drive directly to the school. Just a few months ago, that would have been impossible. For decades, the communities surrounding Umoja ni Nguuvu Community Agroecology School in Bugiri District—a member district of ESAFF Uganda—were cut off by the absence of a motorable...

Across the world from the drylands of Karamoja in Uganda to the terraced hills of Nepal, small-scale farmers stand on the frontlines of a crisis they did not create. They produce nearly one-third of the world’s food, sustain biodiversity, and defend ecosystems, yet remain systematically excluded from climate finance. This is not an accident. It is a political choice. Climate finance was promised as a bridge between historical responsibility and climate justice. Instead, it has become a...

Uganda’s agricultural sector is the backbone of its economy, contributing approximately 24% to the GDP and employing over 70% of the...