Uganda

We focus on establishing structured trading systems, developing farmers business management and ensuring sustainable, quality and safe food production and consumption. Currently, we are running our Sustainable rice programme and our Good Food for Cities programme in the cities of Mbale and Kampala.

Sustainable Rice programme highlights for 2023

7,819 smallholder farmers from the eastern and northern regions of Uganda were trained in good agricultural practices in line with the SRP standard. This achievement was made possible through the collaboration of public sector extension workers and community-based trainers trained by Rikolto. The Ugandan government actively promotes adoption of SRP as the preferred sustainability standard, and the national SRP working group, of which Rikolto is a member, has been tasked with developing a national SRP chapter. In addition, two regional rice platforms are active in the country, facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing among rice farmers. 630 tonnes of rice were supplied to the milling and distribution company SWT Tanners, helping to make sustainable rice options more available in the market.

Good Food for Cities programme highlights for 2023

To increase the availability of safe food in markets, we worked with a total of 863 urban and peri-urban farmers in Mbale and 1,400 rural farmers from two cooperatives to adopt regenerative agriculture and good agricultural practices. This, together with the adoption of sustainable practices by 15 farmer groups (420 farmer members), contributed to an increase in yields of 30,500 MT. It also led to improved nutrition, with a 65% increase in consumption of foods containing fruits, vegetables and fortified foods (FFVs), beans and beef. Rikolto has also promoted consumer awareness campaigns for informed choices and facilitated multi-stakeholder platforms such as the 'Good Food Council' and 'Good Food Parliament' to promote collaboration on food safety, food waste reduction and responsible consumption.