Promoting Farmer-Based Research for Improved Productivity of Cereal-Legume Crop Systems (FRN)
The FRN project supports farmer-led experimentation, agroecological demonstrations, tree integration, soil fertility improvement, and climate-resilient technology sharing in Eastern Uganda.
Strengthen Farmer Research Networks and scale up resilient agroecological technologies for small grain cereal production.
Strengthening Farmer Research Networks and scaling resilient agroecological technologies for small grain cereal production.
The project works through participatory Farmer Research Networks, on-farm experimentation, agroecological demonstrations, tree integration, soil fertility improvement, farmer training, participatory research, and dissemination of climate-resilient technologies.
- Promote sustainable food security among smallholder farmers.
- Improve livelihoods in dryland cereal-legume farming systems.
- Strengthen resilient ecosystems among smallholder farmers in Eastern Uganda.
Smallholder cereal farmers organised in Farmer Research Networks across Amuria, Ngora, and Pallisa. The project directly reached 650 households.
Teso sub-region: Amuria, Ngora, and Pallisa districts
Participatory Farmer Research Networks, on-farm experimentation, agroecological demonstrations, tree integration, soil fertility improvement, farmer training, participatory research, and climate-resilient technology dissemination.
VEDCO, African Technology Solutions Initiative, The McKnight Foundation
- Sustainable food security strengthened
- Livelihoods improved among smallholder cereal farmers
- Resilient ecosystems promoted in dryland farming systems