Although most governments in Africa have increased budget allocations to agricultural sector with significant contribution from private investors, it has not lifted the native rural farmers from poverty, in some cases it even sunk them into malnutrition due to introduction and over reliance on cash crops, caused massive displacement and environmental degradation. Today over 75% of rural Uganda is still predominantly subsistence farmers. Small-scale farmers have no access to basic inputs and services, such as seeds, fertilizer, machinery services, market information and credit. They lack the farming and business skills to manage their farms and market their products. The project helps them overcome these and other constraints. To raise household incomes and alleviate poverty RHAC-Uganda focuses on agricultural productivity, profitability, incentives framework and sustainability. The objective is to improve the development and operation of market-oriented support services that assist farmers with agronomic and management advice, with market information and with animal nutrition, healthcare and breeding. We work with the government and other partners to assist resource-poor farmers and farmers’ groups by:

  • accelerating the process of agrarian reform and farm restructuring
  • providing advisory services to emerging farmers.
  • improving access to rural credit
  • improving the availability of quality seed
  • supporting measures for crop protection and plant quarantine
  • establishing an agricultural market information system
  • strengthening national agricultural management capacity.

We have introduced learning-based advisory services across the country, which are integrated with the livestock advisory services. We not only provide advisory services but also supplements them with small loans for particularly disadvantaged households. The network of rural advisory services created under the projects has evolved into a community-driven extension system.

Participation is a key objective, and the organization assists farmers in organizing user groups and associations. Through strategic alliances with major donors, international research organizations, government agencies and other NGOs, RHAC-Uganda promotes the responsiveness of these organizations to the needs of poor rural people.

1. For details Download Our Agricultural Intervention Strategy

2. Download food systems strengthening Program.