Agriculture is the main economic sector in Uganda, Since the 1980s, agriculture has had a share of GDP on average and has experienced a slow but almost steady decline from 53.7% in 1982 to 24% in 2023 due to growth in the industrial and service sectors. Despite this decline, agriculture remains the key source of exports contributing 36% of export earnings. Agriculture in Uganda is mainly rainfed and based on subsistence farming, challenging the sustainability and food security of farmers, and making the sector highly vulnerable to weather variability, climate hazards (particularly droughts), and climate change.

What we have done

 Crop diversification, small-scale irrigation, permanent planting basins, green manuring, conservation agriculture (rotations, intercropping, mulching, and reduced tillage), and agroforestry are among the practices being promoted to the farmers we work with in the country to improve productivity, food availability, and resilience to climate hazards.