Farmers adopt sustainable agriculture in Uganda

Programmes equip farmers with knowledge and tools to improve their harvests, and their businesses

One project helps people to start kitchen gardens where they grow tomatoes, cabbage, onions and bananas (Max Ducourneau, Unsplash)

Farmers across Uganda are feeling the impact of climate change, compounded in some cases by historical land degradation caused by overgrazing and burning fields.

Some farmers are now being trained to use climate-smart farming , and others rewarding carbon capture innovations. However, more resources need to be channeled locally to make these projects more impactful. Sarah Mawarere spoke to farmers and organisations in different Ugandan districts to find out more about these resilience-building projects and their positive impacts on local communities.

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