Agriculture

OUR STRATEGIC ACTIONS

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We are raising funds to purchase 6 acres of land that will sustain, feed, train and educate the 274 children under Ronlilley foundation. we hope to help even more children who are desperately in need of help!

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Ronlilley and partners have therefore introduced vegetable cultivation techniques into their program to tackle malnutrition, not only as a curative practice, but also as a means to ensure prevention and relapse. Vegetable production is aimed at supplementing and improving households’ dietary diversity scores and income, particularly during the dry season in the Pallisa District.

Ronlilley provides simple lessons on growing a variety of plants, eg. – onions, tomatoes, okra, eggplant, cabbage, sukumuwaki and spinach, These lessons then provide healthy eating options.

Connecting small-scale farmers and businesses is at the heart of Ronlilley's mandate to make food systems work. 

Strategic actions

• Facilitate farmers to develop producer organizations for input purchases, collective bulking, and marketing

• Facilitate linkages for farmer groups and organizations to formal financial institutions to enhance to access financial services

• Develop capacity of producer organizations to advocate for favorable policy and regulatory environment.

AGRICULTURE IN PALLISA-Eastern Uganda

Agriculture has remained a dominant sector in the economy. The Census revealed that a total of 5.8 million households engage in agriculture. More than two thirds (69 percent) of households derived their livelihoods from subsistence farming as the main source of earning. In terms of employment, the majority of the working population (65 percent) were subsistence farmers. Subsistence crop agriculture and animal husbandry are the two major economic activities in the district (Pallisa). To a lesser extent, fishing, fish farming and bee keeping are increasingly practiced in Pallisa District.