Mourice Muhoozi

Across Africa, the question of how food is produced is becoming just as important as whether there is enough of it. For decades, agricultural success has largely been measured by the quantity of food produced. But beneath the promise of higher yields lies a growing food systems crisis marked by declining soil health, heavy dependence on agrochemicals, unsafe food, environmental degradation and increasing public concern about what ends up on people's plates. A 2026 global study published in...

A student explains to the visiting team how mixed cropping in the school agroecological garden, that incorporates vegetables and pumpkins improves nutrition security at the school Uganda's transition towards sustainable food systems is increasingly being shaped not only by what happens on farms, but also by what young people learn in classrooms. While agriculture remains central to livelihoods, employment and national development, understanding of sustainable food production remains limited...

Small-scale farmers, university scientists, and policy advocates convened at Fairway Hotel in Kampala on June 12 to jointly develop a farmer-rooted, evidence-based research framework for measuring the pace and impact of agroecological transition in Uganda. The workshop was organized by the Eastern and Southern Africa Small-Scale Farmers Forum (ESAFF) Uganda under the ECOTOPIA programme, a community-owned initiative operating in Mayuge and Kumi districts with support from DKA Austria and...