The Challenge

More than 70% of the Ugandan workforce is farmers. In Uganda, Agriculture plays a strategic role in both regional and national economic development in Uganda, as it does in the rest of the continent.
Research shows that increases in agricultural income have helped decrease poverty in the country over the last several decades. However, smallholder farmers still face many barriers, including small farms, low-quality agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers, etc.), a lack of modern farming equipment, and a lack of access to markets to sell their produce.

With these constraints, many rural Ugandan farmers currently do not produce enough food to eat and sell to the markets. About 25% of smallholder households live on less than $1.25 per day. 67% live on less than $2.50 per day. Both local communities and the national economy suffer from the lack of agricultural productivity and inefficient use of land resources.