Agriculture is the cornerstone of Uganda’s economy, which is similar to the situation in most African countries. To be more specific, over 85% of the population is activating in this area. At the very same time, the poverty is severe and widely spread across the entire country. Farmers, especially women and youth, have a very [...]
Archive for October, 2011
12 Oct
Beekeeping – a bright perspective for Uganda’s poor farmers
Almost half of Uganda’s population lives below the poverty line. At the same time, nearly 90% of it activates and earns its income from agriculture. Thus it becomes obvious that farming is not profitable in this country, at least not for the moment. Women and children have an especially difficult life, because of the strong [...]
12 Oct
THE LIFE OF A POOR RURAL AFRICAN YOUTH FARMER WE ARE STRIVING HARD TO IMPROVE
In East Africa the majority of the population live in remote rural communities with access to a poor infrastructure and live from a small income. The average small-sized rural youth farmer has only little influence on the national legislation, little knowledge and access to the fast moving international developments.Due to bad crop yields in the [...]
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