- Published by
- International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)
- Project implementer
- International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)
- Donor
- Netherlands
- Programme
- REACH-Uganda
- Results level
- Poverty reduction
- Intervention types
- Improved access to finance
- Improved access to information
- Improved input supply
- Improved marketing of products
- Improved product / service quality
- Improved value chain coordination
This is the final report of the Resilient and Efficient Agricultural Chains (REACH-Uganda) Project, 2016 – 2021.
The overall objective of REACH-Uganda was to strengthen the efficiency and inclusiveness of the agricultural market system while contributing to improved household resilience and productivity in selected value chains in Uganda.
It reflects on almost five years of implementing a hybrid approach that combined creating a market-led investment portfolio of public-private partnerships with direct training support to 40,000 farmers to improve productivity and resilience (farmer uplift).
The project worked with 26 private sector partners and two key public sector institutions - the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and the national agricultural research organization (NARO) - in three regions in Uganda – Eastern, South-Western and Rwenzori.
Intervention description
The programme implemented several interventions to enhance smallholder farmer productivity and resilience by embedding them in supportive, inclusive systems that involved public, private and civil society actors.
Key activities included the promotion of Farming as a Business, Good Agricultural Practices, and Climate Smart Agriculture, alongside training programmes and support for group formation.
They worked with various partners, including agribusinesses and local seed businesses, to provide inputs and services to farmers. The programme promoted business models such as the use of screenhouses for potato seed production, supported by 70 per cent co-investment from the programme.
Programme partners responded positively, adopting these models and showing significant business expansion and increased turnover. Farmers reported improvements in yield and income due to these interventions.