We sold our sorghum at 700 shillings per kilogram when other farmers in our area sold theirs at only 500 shillings per kilogram. Par Pi Ocan Farmer Field School (FFS) group comprises of 30 farmers (10 men and 20 women)…
Tag: Livelihoods security
THE GOVERNMENT MINISTER SAYS GREAT WORK!
Hon. Rebecca Otengo - Minister of State for Northern Uganda – paid a visit to a project that was implemented by CPAR Uganda in Agago. The Project: “Improving Food Security and Agricultural Livelihoods of War Affected Communities” was supported under…
A Case for Agricultural Centres of Excellence (ACEs) for Uganda
Over 80 percent of Ugandans live in rural areas and are engaged in farming. Uganda’s rural economy is in fact characterised by communities trading in agricultural produce, especially food items. In essence, seemingly, every farmer in Uganda is a business…
Farmers First
Farmers First was a five-year programme (May 2009 to June 2014) and was designed to improve and diversify the on-farm production of rural farming households in four African countries, including Uganda. At its core was a series of activities designed…
The Karamoja Dilemma
The dilemma is: Why are the Karimojong, who are livestock wealthy, perceived to be unable to ensure their own food and nutrition security and to be in need of external food aid?
Working in Partnership with DanChurchAid (DCA)
"If a man is hungry, don't just give him a fish. Instead give him a fishing rod and teach him the right to own his own fishing rod and free access to fish in the lake." DCA
KARAMOJA LIVELIHOODS PROGRAMME (KALIP)
An analysis of 1,770 kilograms of maize that the participating households planted on a sample of 292 acres of land indicates that they harvested 110,000 kilograms; meaning that they realised a multiplication ratio of over 1:62.
