Agriculture and Market Support (AMS) Programme
AMS strengthens farmer organisations, Community Based Trainers, post-harvest handling, business development, collective marketing, and quality assurance in Karamoja Cluster 3.
Improve livelihoods of smallholder farming households through strengthened agricultural production, post-harvest management, and market access.
Improving livelihoods of smallholder farming households through agricultural production, post-harvest management, and market access.
The programme works in Karamoja Cluster 3 through farmer and farmer organisation capacity building, Community Based Trainers, subsidy schemes, post-harvest handling, business development, collective marketing, VSLA strengthening, quality assurance, and institutional strengthening.
- Increase demand and supply of agricultural services.
- Improve quality of targeted crops, post-harvest management, and food safety.
- Increase pro-smallholder marketing.
- Strengthen national and local institutions supporting smallholder agriculture.
- Increase employment opportunities for youth and women.
Smallholder farming households, farmer groups, farmer organisations, youth, women, Community Based Trainers, agribusinesses, and MSMEs. Overall target: 20,815 smallholder farmers, with emphasis on youth and women.
Karamoja Cluster 3: Abim, Karenga, Kotido, and Kaabong districts
Farmer and farmer organisation capacity building, Community Based Trainers, Farmer Organisations, subsidy schemes, post-harvest handling, business development, collective marketing, VSLA strengthening, quality assurance, and institutional strengthening.
World Food Programme, VEDCO
- Demand and supply of agricultural services increased
- Target crop quality, post-harvest management, and food safety improved
- Pro-smallholder marketing and youth and women employment opportunities strengthened