Agriculture and livelihood is the main predominant activity from which the people in the rural areas earn income and 80% of labor force constitute women who needs to be supported to produce more food not only for home consumption but for commercial purposes.
Northern Uganda women food basket organization is working towards eliminating Hunger and poverty through empowering farmer groups to produce more food. Improved seeds have been provided for the groups to produce in bulk and access market. Establishment of Vegetable demonstration plots from which the farmer groups have adopted and have kitchen gardens in their own farms.
The groups have been encouraged to embark on saving behaviors at household levels to increase their Incomes and this has improved Nutrition thus welfare.
Women’s Economic Empowerment is a significant determinant that strengthens their involvement in the productive Activities
Also Northern Uganda women food basket organization has increased farmers’ Resilience through climatic-smart agricultural capacity building.
