The issue
FOOD INSECURITY
Agriculture growth is two to four times more effective to reduce poverty than growth in another sector.
Source : McGill Institute for Global Food Security
84%
of agricultural land in Africa is now damaged or lost.
Source : FAO
UGANDA, THE WASTED PEARL OF AFRICA
75%
of the land is owned by only 8% of the operators (large scale agricultural entreprises)
Source : FAO
If women had the same resources as men, they could increase yields on their farms by 20-30%, raise agricultural output by 2.5-4% and reduce hungry people by 100-150 million.
Source : FAO
Uganda is the third largest refugee-hosting country in the world after Turkey and Pakistan.
Source : HCR
72%
of the population in Uganda work in agriculture.
Source : DOI