Improved Livelihoods, Climate Resilience and Self-Reliance for Refugee and Host Farming Communities in Northern Uganda
The project combines farmer groups, market-led vegetable and bean production, social cohesion, and natural resource protection to strengthen self-reliance in Lamwo District.
Improve the incomes and climate resilience of refugee and host farming communities through sustainable, market-led vegetable and bean production.
Supporting refugee and host community farmers to build sustainable, climate-resilient vegetable and bean farming businesses.
The project uses mixed refugee and host community farmer groups to strengthen integration, confidence, and social cohesion while reducing pressure on limited natural resources. With increased funding in year two, supported farmer groups expanded from 40 to 65.
- Increase incomes and productivity from sustainable vegetable and bean production.
- Improve natural resource protection.
- Strengthen confidence and self-reliance among refugee and host community households.
1,950 households in refugee and host farming communities, with the wider project aiming to improve incomes and climate resilience for 9,000 people.
Palabek Refugee Settlement and surrounding host communities in Lamwo District
Farmer group strengthening, sustainable and climate-resilient vegetable farming, bean production, market-led farming businesses, social cohesion, refugee-host integration, and natural resource protection.
Action on Poverty (APT), VEDCO
- Incomes and productivity from sustainable vegetable and bean production increased
- Natural resource protection improved
- Confidence and self-reliance of refugee and host community households strengthened