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Naume Kalinaki
Dec 8, 20233 min read
Are the farmers' seed varieties ready for recognition?
Genetic resources for food and agriculture are fundamental elements that the world relies on to enhance agricultural productivity and...
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David Oming
Nov 17, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20234 min read
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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Julius Engwedu
Oct 24, 20232 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20234 min read
“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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Naume Kalinaki & Josephine Hilda Nansubuga
Aug 26, 20235 min read
Strengthening Capacities of Women led Small-scale Farmer Enterprises Through Enterprise Development
In Uganda, an estimated 70% of female labor in agriculture, yet their contribution is frequently underestimated and underappreciated....
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David Oming
Aug 17, 20233 min read
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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Rashida Kabanda, Naume Kalinaki & Andrew Adem
Jun 17, 20236 min read
World Desertification and Drought Day 2023: Preserving Her Land, Securing Our Future.
Globally, there is increasing worry over desertification, the process through which productive land eventually changes into a desert as a...
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Ronald Bagaga & Rashida Kabanda.
Jun 5, 20234 min read
Agroecological farming techniques are essential to restoring the ecosystem and reducing plastics.
Every year on June 5, the globe celebrates globe Environment Day as a potent forum for accelerating, amplifying, and mobilising...
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Ronald Bagaga
Mar 30, 20236 min read
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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Naume Kalinaki & Julius Engwedu
Mar 29, 20233 min read
Farmer Field Schools Begin a New Season of Participatory Plant Breeding
Farmer Field School (FFS) is a participatory learning approach that brings together small-scale farmers to overcome bottlenecks through...
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Naume Kalinaki
Mar 29, 20233 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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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