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Uganda’s population is 80% agricultural in nature, and that puts agriculture at the top rank for employment. However, this has grossly been affected by climate changes in Uganda where by we experience longer and hotter droughts due to deforestation and farming of swamps, amongst other man related activities.
WWF mainly works with vulnerable households such as Teen Moms and Child Headed Households (CHHs) who regularly face food insecurity. This is mainly caused by lack of adequate access to land as an asset for agricultural production in Teso Sub Region as well as effects of climate change. When farming household suffer crop failure; the Teen Moms and CHHs are worst hit with many immediately becoming food insecure due to absence of both social safety nets and resilience strategies.
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) adoption among male and female smallholder farmers in Teso is low. Barriers to CSA adoption in Northern Uganda mainly derive from inadequate sensitization, information, knowledge and skills on CSA among farmers; and weak financial capacity and donor dependence.
WWF intends to build the resilience of Teen Moms and CHH households through Climate smart Agriculture. The key components of interest to WWF are: Use of quality seeds and planting materials of well-adapted crops and varieties, Biodiversity management, Sustainable soil and land management for increased crop productivity, Sustainable mechanization, Agroforestry (greening Teso).
Our success in this project will look like: increased productivity of Small Holder Farmers especially teen Moms and CHHs, increased resilience and food security of SHFs and CHHs and improved incomes from farming among the CHHs.
Climate Smart Agriculture Target outcomes:
- Increased productivity: To produce more and better food to improve nutrition security and boost incomes especially among the 75% who live the the rural and mainly rely on agriculture for their livelihoods.
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Enhanced resilience: Reduce vulnerability to drought, pests, diseases and other climate related risks and shocks, and increase capacity to adopt and grow in the face of longer term stresses eg shortened seasons and erratic weather patterns. -
Reduced emissions: Persue lower emmisions for each kilo of food produced, avoid, deforestation from agriculture and identify ways to absorb carbon out of the atmosphere - Our Goal is to Use Smart Agriculture to increase food production while enhancing the resilience of communities towards climate change and contribute to reduction in carbon emissions.