The smallholder farmers of Uganda
More than 70% of people in Uganda work in agriculture. The country has more than three and a half million family farms, and many of its smallholders are among the poorest people in the world. Ironically and tragically, they are also the people who most often suffer from hunger; 37.5% of the population lives below the poverty line of 1.25 dollar per day (other sources draw that line at 1.80 dollar).
This is all important and useful information for the leaderships of political parties and for governments, but mere statistics have little relevance for the people concerned. Along with two local NGOs, we visited dozens of farming families, filmed them and noted down their hope-giving stories.
Title of publication: Resilience Food Stories
Author: Ruud Sies and Hanneke van Hintum
Organization: Resilience Food Stories
Year: 2023
Country/ies: Uganda
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Blog article
Full text available at: https://mailchi.mp/resiliencefoodstories/new-stories-on-the-website-12361358?e=9c3f1be001
Content language: English