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Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers' Forum (ESAFF) Uganda is the largest small-scale farmers-led policy influencing movement in Uganda.
Kampala, Uganda
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We are thrilled to unveil the @ESAFFUG 2025 Impact Report, a powerful reflection of our shared efforts to advance agroecology and amplify the voices of small-scale farmers.
From farmer-led initiatives to national policy engagements, this report showcases the lived experiences of small-scale farmers, the partnerships that strengthened our work, and the tangible outcomes of our shared commitment to advancing agroecology.
Download a copy of the report: 6627cfd7-dfbf-4bc7-9649-fd8bโฆ
#AgroecologyNow | #FundAgroecology
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
Across Africa, small-scale farmers face a tough balancing act of improving yields amid dry spells, while grappling with volatile market prices.
At #NationalAgroecologyFestival2026, Apolot Nalwima, facilitator at Okunguro Farmer Field School (FFS) in Serere district, shared how her group harvested 450 kg of sorghum from just 4 kg of seed. @ESAFFUg has supported these farmers with knowledge of planting in rows, and through Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB), they have been able to select sorghum varieties, such as Edei Dei, that suit their local conditions.
โถ๏ธ Watch:
@hekseperworld @1000currents @Sida @noradno @OxfaminUganda @narouganda
#FarmerSeedLab | #SeedSovereigntyNow
Across Africa, small-scale farmers face a tough balancing act of improving yields amid dry spells, while grappling with volatile market prices.
At #NationalAgroecologyFestival2026, Apolot Nalwima, facilitator at Okunguro Farmer Field School (FFS) in Serere district, shared how her group harvested 450 kg of sorghum from just 4 kg of seed. @ESAFFUg has supported these farmers with knowledge of planting in rows, and through Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB), they have been able to select sorghum varieties, such as Edei Dei, that suit their local conditions.
โถ๏ธ Watch:
@hekseperworld @1000currents @Sida @noradno @OxfaminUganda @narouganda
#FarmerSeedLab | #SeedSovereigntyNow
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
Ani engine?! ๐ฅ Rural women are the engines that drive our economy!
New week, renewed energy and a call to turn recognition into action!
As @UCOBAC_ โs Executive Director Ms Frances Birungi (@frances_birungi) reminds us, celebrating rural women must go beyond words. It means securing their land rights.
Secure land rights strengthen food security, climate resilience and womenโs economic empowerment.
Letโs turn recognition into action!
@Stand4herlandUg @Landesa_Global @UG_WLRM @FRAUGANDA @ESAFFUG @WoordenDaad @NAWOUga @ZOAUganda @LftWUG @GLTNnews @Mglsd_UG @ministry_lands @mofpedU @unwomenuganda @unwomenafrica @OxfaminUganda @HuairouConnect @Oxfam @UplMf @UWOPA @WEGCDA3 @weeffect @pelum_uganda @MAAIF_Uganda @GovUganda @giz_gmbh
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
The seed that doesn't die
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐. In Teso Sub-region of Uganda, small-scale farmers are turning to indigenous sorghum, Edei-Edei, to sustain production amid prolonged dry spells.
At the 2nd #NationalAgroecologyFestival, these farmers shared their experiences with indigenous seeds, showing how Farmer-Managed Seed Systems (FMSS) preserve local knowledge, safeguard crop diversity & strengthen communitiesโ capacity to adapt to climate shocks.
But resilient seeds need resilient markets, too.
๐ฐRead their story: nilepost.co.ug/agriculture/3โฆ
@hekseperworld @1000currents @Sida @OxfaminUganda
#FarmerSeedLab | #SeedSovereigntyNow
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐. In Teso Sub-region of Uganda, small-scale farmers are turning to indigenous sorghum, Edei-Edei, to sustain production amid prolonged dry spells.
At the 2nd #NationalAgroecologyFestival, these farmers shared their experiences with indigenous seeds, showing how Farmer-Managed Seed Systems (FMSS) preserve local knowledge, safeguard crop diversity & strengthen communitiesโ capacity to adapt to climate shocks.
But resilient seeds need resilient markets, too.
๐ฐRead their story: nilepost.co.ug/agriculture/3โฆ
@hekseperworld @1000currents @Sida @OxfaminUganda
#FarmerSeedLab | #SeedSovereigntyNow
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
Would you spray your farm with a chemical Europe has banned? ๐ค Many Ugandan farmers do, without knowing it.
Of the 115 pesticide active ingredients registered in Uganda, 55 are highly hazardous, and most of those are not approved in the EU countries that export them โ ๏ธ Only 31% of our farmers have ever been trained to handle them safely.
Tomorrow, 22 October, the Agroecology Collaborative, convened by CEFROHT, hosts a National Dialogue on phasing out highly hazardous pesticides and launches the Joint National HHPs Strategy for Uganda ๐ฑ
Safe food is a right โ๏ธ
#BanHHPs #Agroecology #WorldFoodDay #CefrohtUG
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
Happening now at Bululu Subcounty, Kalaki District!! At the launch of Bululu Community Seedbank, we are being entertained by Otuboi Akogo band!! Itโs a mix of exhibitions of locals and local entertainment!!!!
Farmer-managed seed systems (FMSS) are central to our food systems. Here is why: they keep indigenous seed varieties alive, preserve farmersโ knowledge, sustain crop diversity and strengthen communitiesโ capacity to withstand climate shocks.
As we gear up for the 1st Eastern Africa Indigenous Seed Conference, we must push for policies that recognise and support FMSS and the farmers who sustain them. Mr. Hakim Baliraine, small-scale farmer from Mayuge district and National Chairperson @ESAFFUG, explains what these systems are, and why they matter.
โถ๏ธ Watch full episode on ESAFF Uganda TV: youtu.be/r1QkQ1N3Dvk?si=FWrUโฆ
@hekseperworld @1000currents @Sida
#FarmerSeedLab | #SeedSovereigntyNow
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
๐ข Media practitioners! Join the 1st Eastern Africa Indigenous Seed Conference 2026 and amplify the story of seed sovereignty, farmersโ rights and food security.
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17โ20 Nov | ๐ Nairobi, Kenya
๐๏ธ Free media registration: bit.ly/3VRn4qp
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
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๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ!
Behind every local seed saved, every local food variety preserved and every farmer-led innovation, lies a story worth telling.
This edition brings to light how small-scale farmers across Uganda are preserving our local food varieties, producing safe and nutritious food to build more resilient livelihoods.
Get your copy: zc.vg/0SO2u?m=0
#AgroecologyNow | #FundAgroecology
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
Rural women farmers help feed communities, conserve biodiversity, protect water sources and restore degraded land. Yet many still lack secure land rights, finance and a voice in agricultural decisions.
Read more:radio.witnessradio.org/interโฆ
๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ!
Behind every local seed saved, every local food variety preserved and every farmer-led innovation, lies a story worth telling.
This edition brings to light how small-scale farmers across Uganda are preserving our local food varieties, producing safe and nutritious food to build more resilient livelihoods.
Get your copy: zc.vg/0SO2u?m=0
#AgroecologyNow | #FundAgroecology
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
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๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!
Representatives from the Central Government, the academia, researchers, small-scale farmers, Local Government Leaders and the civil society adopt The Soroti Declaration on Agroecology 2026, committing to advance agroecology, safeguard farmer-managed seed systems, promote food safety and strengthen farmersโ participation in food-system governance.
@noradno @OxfaminUganda @1000currents @humundi_ong @hekseperworld @Sida
#NationalAgroecologyFestival | #AgroecologyNow
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๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!
Representatives from the Central Government, the academia, researchers, small-scale farmers, Local Government Leaders and the civil society adopt The Soroti Declaration on Agroecology 2026, committing to advance agroecology, safeguard farmer-managed seed systems, promote food safety and strengthen farmersโ participation in food-system governance.
@noradno @OxfaminUganda @1000currents @humundi_ong @hekseperworld @Sida
#NationalAgroecologyFestival | #AgroecologyNow
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐?
On Day 2 of #NAF2026, the exhibition spaces tell the story through the colours of indigenous foods, the ingenuity behind locally made products, the local seeds farmers preserve and the value they add to what they grow.
As we mark #WorldFoodDay2026, these displays offer a glimpse of what becomes possible when farmersโ knowledge, local resources and agroecological practices shape the food on our tables and the livelihoods around it.
๐ฅTake a look:
@noradno @OxfaminUganda @1000currents @humundi_ong @hekseperworld @Sida
#NationalAgroecologyFestival | #AgroecologyNow
In his closing remarks, Serere district Deputy RDC Mr. Anthony Nseko commended @ESAFFUG for advancing agroecology, improving community health and strengthening climate resilience. He called for greater investment in school-based agroecology programmes, and collaboration with local governments to sustain these efforts.
โYou may think of local food as just local food, but it is a vast project that is handling and solving very many issues. The food will give us everything. Diseases shall be prevented, and we shall improve the health conditions of our communities while saving government resources that would otherwise go into treatment.โ- He said.
@noradno @OxfaminUganda @1000currents @humundi_ong @hekseperworld @Sida
#NationalAgroecologyFestival | #AgroecologyNow
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐?
On Day 2 of #NAF2026, the exhibition spaces tell the story through the colours of indigenous foods, the ingenuity behind locally made products, the local seeds farmers preserve and the value they add to what they grow.
As we mark #WorldFoodDay2026, these displays offer a glimpse of what becomes possible when farmersโ knowledge, local resources and agroecological practices shape the food on our tables and the livelihoods around it.
๐ฅTake a look:
@noradno @OxfaminUganda @1000currents @humundi_ong @hekseperworld @Sida
#NationalAgroecologyFestival | #AgroecologyNow
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
#NAF2026
In his speech, Mr. Andrew Ocole, Prime Minister of the Iteso Cultural Union, who represented the Emorimor His Royal Highness Papa Paul Sande Emolot Etomeileng III as the Guest of Honour, called for stronger collaboration between cultural institutions and agroecology actors to preserve indigenous foods, traditional seeds and trees as part of Ugandaโs cultural heritage.
He emphasised the importance of reconnecting communities with traditional foods as dietary habits change, highlighting the relationship between food choices, nutrition and wellbeing.
โถ๏ธ Watch:
@noradno @OxfaminUganda @1000currents @humundi_ong @hekseperworld @Sida
#NationalAgroecologyFestival | #AgroecologyNow
#NAF2026
In his speech, Mr. Andrew Ocole, Prime Minister of the Iteso Cultural Union, who represented the Emorimor His Royal Highness Papa Paul Sande Emolot Etomeileng III as the Guest of Honour, called for stronger collaboration between cultural institutions and agroecology actors to preserve indigenous foods, traditional seeds and trees as part of Ugandaโs cultural heritage.
He emphasised the importance of reconnecting communities with traditional foods as dietary habits change, highlighting the relationship between food choices, nutrition and wellbeing.
โถ๏ธ Watch:
@noradno @OxfaminUganda @1000currents @humundi_ong @hekseperworld @Sida
#NationalAgroecologyFestival | #AgroecologyNow
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
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In her remarks, Nancy Mugimba, National Coordinator of @ESAFFUG, reiterated that food security goes beyond simply having food; it also means ensuring that food is safe, available, affordable, accessible and nutritious.
She called for stronger links between research and farmersโ knowledge, recognising the value of community-led practices in building climate resilience, preserving local seed varieties and conserving soils, while identifying areas that need further improvement.
โWe are also here to celebrate what is working within the communities and forge a way forward for that which need improvements.โ- She remarked
@noradno @OxfaminUganda @1000currents @humundi_ong @hekseperworld @Sida
#NationalAgroecologyFestival | #AgroecologyNow
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In her remarks, Nancy Mugimba, National Coordinator of @ESAFFUG, reiterated that food security goes beyond simply having food; it also means ensuring that food is safe, available, affordable, accessible and nutritious.
She called for stronger links between research and farmersโ knowledge, recognising the value of community-led practices in building climate resilience, preserving local seed varieties and conserving soils, while identifying areas that need further improvement.
โWe are also here to celebrate what is working within the communities and forge a way forward for that which need improvements.โ- She remarked
@noradno @OxfaminUganda @1000currents @humundi_ong @hekseperworld @Sida
#NationalAgroecologyFestival | #AgroecologyNow