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Uganda uses among the world’s lowest amount of artificial fertilizers, at less than 2 per cent (or 1kg/ha) of the already very low continent-wide average of 9kg/ha in Sub Saharan Africa.
The widespread lack of fertilizer use has been harnessed as a real opportunity to pursue organic forms of agricultural production, a policy direction widely embraced by Uganda.
Through organic farming, Uganda not only gains economically, it also contributes to mitigating climate change, as GHG emissions per ha are estimated to be on average 64 per cent lower than emissions from conventional farms.
In July 2009, the government released a Draft Uganda Organic Agriculture Policy.
The draft policy describes the vision, mission, objectives and strategies to support the development of organic agriculture as “one of the avenues for delivering self-sustaining growth as it provides mechanisms for individual farmers to improve productivity, add value and access markets which are keys to achievement of the Poverty Eradication Action Plan objectives”.
U may contact the below for support
Mr. Mounkaila Goumandakoye
United Nations Environment Programme
Regional Director, Regional Office for Africa (ROA)
Regional Representative
+254-20-7624284
Mr. Mounkaila Goumandakoye
United Nations Environment Programme
Regional Director, Regional Office for Africa (ROA)
Regional Representative,
+254-20-7624284
Ms. Angele Luh Sy
United Nations Environment Programme
Regional Information Officer
Sub-regional Coordinator: Central Africa,
+254-20-7624292
