Climate Change Adaptation Mechanisms among Small Scale Farmers

Uganda is a climate sensitive country with over 90% of the population dependent on climate sensitive sectors Gradual and sudden There is need for the government to ensure that the Ugandan metrological department gives accurate and timely information on likely weather and rainfall patterns. It should also provide funding for irrigation systems, avail sectors. Drought resistant crops improve infrastructure variations in climatic parameters have rendered the livelihoods of Ugandans very vulnerable. Read more on this article

Advocacy and Lobbying

PELUM Uganda has carried out researches and studies with the purpose of informing the advocacy work of Member Organizations at the grassroots. Research has been carried out on issues like Climate Change [effects and indigenous adaptation methods], Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), the Special safe guard mechanisms and Sustainable Agriculture study on policy review In this issue, you will read more about the PELUM Uganda support to small scale farmers on documentation during the past four years and how some Member Organizations intend to strengthen the capacity of farmers on advocacy. Enjoy here

"Promoting Organic Farming as an approach to sustainable agriculture in Uganda"

This issue is focusing on "Promoting Organic Farming as an approach to sustainable agriculture in Uganda" Organic farming is a form of agriculture that relies on crop rotation, green manure, compost, biological pest control, and mechanical cultivation to maintain soil productivity and control pests, excluding or strictly limiting the use of synthetic fertilizers, synthetic pesticides, plant growth regulators, livestock feed additives, and genetically modified organisms. Generally, Sustainable agriculture encompasses many different production methods, systems, and approaches Read more here

Value Addition as a vehicle to access markets

Value addition means improving on a raw product by taking it to, at least, the next stage of production, in agriculture it includes any activity that takes an agricultural product and adds value to it, before it leaves the area in which it was produced. For example solar drying of pineapples, jackfruit, groundnuts and beans. Value addition in agricultural products is important because it acts as a means of securing better financial returns to the farmers and increases shelf life for the products. Some of the aspects in agricultural value addition include; processing, fortification and preservation.Read more here

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