Sustainable Agri-Food System Program

Sustainable Agri-Food System Program

Program Goal

To enhance climate-resilient, nutrition-sensitive, and market-integrated food systems that boost agricultural production, ensure food security, and improve household incomes particularly for women and youth.

Target Reach

400,000 farmers, with at least 80% being women and youth across Uganda’s highland, refugee-hosting (10%), and high-potential agricultural regions.

Strategic Focus Areas

  • Field Crop & horticulture Value chain development and market access
  • Climate-smart agriculture and agroecological practices
  • Nutrition-sensitive farming and home gardening
  • Post-harvest management and food safety
  • Enterprise diversification and livelihood resilience
  • Value addition

Current / Previous Project(s)

CommonGround project (CG)

The project duration is 2022–2026 in the regions of Elgon, Kigezi, and Rwenzori. 

Horticulture Market Acceleration Project (HortiMAP)

The project ran from 2022 to 2024 in Eastern, South Western, Central parts of Uganda. 

Nutrition and Income Generation Intervention

The project ran from 2018 to 2021 in Omugo Refugee Camp and 10 Host Districts in West Nile. 

There exists investment opportunities to:

Scale sustainable farming systems and horticulture value chains across 5 priority regions for 10 high-impact commodities (Coffee, Cocoa, Vanilla, Barley, Oilseeds, soyabean, Pulses, horticulture and Livestock with poultry & piggery), creating agri-skills & jobs, inclusive market access and climate-adaptive livelihoods.

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