Climate resilience and sustainable livelihoods

 

Uganda

Main sectors: Environment, agriculture (potato), green financing
Target groups: A total of 8,900 smallholder farmers


Project partners:

  • Zombo District Farmers’ Association (ZODFA):
    A farmer organisation with 11,862 producers (46% men, 54% women, 44% youth).

  • Nyaravur Farmers’ Savings and Credit Society Ltd (Nyaravur SACCO):
    A member‑owned financial institution that provides financial services to farming members. It has 17,311 members (57% men, 43% women, 31% youth).

Other project partners:
Trias, an international civil society organisation specialised in strengthening member‑based organisations of family farmers and small entrepreneurs.

Donor: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Budget: 392,290 euros

Duration: 2023–2026

Project activities and expected results:
The project aims to strengthen the climate resilience of smallholder farmers and forest producers in Uganda by enhancing the institutional capacities of ZODFA and Nyaravur SACCO.

The project:

  • Trains farmers in climate‑resilient practices, such as agroforestry and agroecology.

  • Supports farming as a business.

  • Develops financial products to facilitate market access.

  • Promotes business linkages to support sustainable livelihood opportunities.

 

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