Help us improve malnutrition and food insecurity in rural Uganda - The Hunger Project UK

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Uganda is a land locked country located in the Eastern part of Africa that is crossed by the equator. About 68% of the population in Uganda is engaged in agriculture as their major source of livelihood. However, the agriculture sector is fragmented and dominated by small holder farmers most of whom combine subsistence farming with cash crops and livestock. Moreover, the increasing population, accelerated deforestation, poor soil and water management practices as well as increasing poverty and land degradation are posing a serious food security threat to millions of Ugandans.

Agroforestry involves the integration and use of trees in crop fields, farms and across agricultural landscapes. Trees buffer climate change impacts and variability and diversify land use and farming systems thereby providing additional livelihood and environmental benefits not delivered through land management without trees. Implementing agroforestry involves promoting a diverse set of options comprising innovation in technology, market and policy that need to be matched to the variations in environmental and social context.

The Hunger Project Uganda proposes to amplify the voices of rural small holder farmers in four districts of Nwoya, Bugweri, Kabale and Maracha through supporting them harness the potential of Agroforestry to achieve food and nutrition security in their households. This proposed project will complement the on-going Right to Grow program which is a purely advocacy program aimed at reducing stunting among children (under 5 years) in Uganda. The Right to Grow program is implemented as a consortium project by three organisations namely, World Vision Uganda, Action Against Hunger and The Hunger Project. Further, the proposed project is well aligned with the Uganda National Development Plan III whose theme is Strengthening Ugandas competitiveness for sustainable wealth creation, inclusive growth and employment and lastly with the COP26 recommendations where nature was recognised for both reducing emissions and building resilience to the impacts of climate change.

The project will aim at promoting the Integration of agroforestry practices into small holder farming systems to ensure that farmer households are food and nutrition secure as a result of reduced risks associated with drought while at the same time improving biodiversity and nutrient content in food as well as water cycling in the agro-ecosystem. Lastly, the project will also focus on livelihoods strengthening through providing families entrepreneurship opportunities to increase the range of tree/crop products available on the market.

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