food security

Ensuring Food safety in markets is key in attaining food security

Food connects all of us and other living things. In fact, there is no living thing on earth that doesn’t eat. This means that everyone needs food at all times. Thus food needs to be available, accessible, affordable, safe, and of preference to the individuals that need it. However, with the rising...

Atimango Sharon raises a cassava stem tuber harvested from the joint farmers group garden. Photo credit: Oxfam

Cassava Applied Research for Food Security

About the Project This is a 3-year Applied Research Fund project funded by NWO-WOTRO designed to improve the food and income security situation of 2,500 small holder farmers in Pader and Oyam districts in Northern Uganda. This project focuses on cassava, the most important staple crop in this...

The cassava project project focuses on cassava, one of the most important staple crops in Northern Uganda. Photo credit:Oxfam

Tubers for business

Cassava Applied Research for Food Security is a 3-year project (2016-2018) designed to improve the food security situation of 2,500 direct beneficiaries of which 60% are female in districts of Pader and Oyam in Northern Uganda. This project focuses on cassava, one of the most important staple crops...

Oruukit Farmers’ Group members during a cassava variety yield tasting in Pader district. Photo credit:Oxfam

Food Rights Alliance - Our partner in creating a world free from hunger

The world produces enough foods to feed everyone but up to 795 million people of whom 70% are directly involved in production are malnourished. UNFAO also estimates that 800 million people go to bed hungry daily. Interestingly 80% of the food consumed in Asia and Sub Saharan Africa are provided by...

Resilient Livelihoods

Uganda as a country faces a number of socio-cultural, economic and political challenges, which perpetuate high levels of poverty and inequality. This limits participation of vulnerable groups, particularly women, youth and pastoralists in economic decisions that affect them. It limits their access...

Oxfam supported farmer, Lilian Aguaru in her shop. Credit: Dorah Ntunga/Oxfam

From employee to employer: Community savings initiative lifts Ugandan mother out of poverty

About 6 years ago, Lillian Aguaru had given up hope of living a life free from poverty. Today, the 28 -year-old entrepreneur and mother of one is successful not only as a business owner and a farmer – she also has created employment for three people who work in her shop and gardens. Our Information...