During the East African Community Agriculture Budget Summit last week, small scale farmers in member states expressed concerns over the agriculture sector that has remained under funded calling on the member states to meet the Malabo declaration. “I acknowledge so many challenges that our small scale farmers in the region... Read More

. EAC average is 5.27 points “which means the region is not on track,” the report said, attributing the scenario to poor investment in agriculture. Agriculture is a key sector in EAC economies, accounting for 25 to 44 percent of the partner states’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP and 80 percent... Read More

WINDHOEK – Members of Parliament who represent their countries on the SADC PF Standing Committee on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources are cracking their heads over how to help revive the agriculture sector to ensure regional food security. This, as evidence mounts that the on-going global Covid-19 pandemic has flung... Read More

Over the years, hidden hunger has been limiting the growth and development of children; affecting the health and working capacity of different individuals hence becoming a great contributor to the never-ending poverty built over generations. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines hidden hunger as the lack of vitamins and minerals... Read More

The Ugandan chapter of the Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers’ Forum (ESAFF) has expressed dissatisfaction with the 2020/21 budget allocation to the agriculture sector. The sector received a 0.3% (sh3.6b) increment to last year’s sh1.2trillion allocation, which the farmers say is so small. This was during a webinar... Read More

June 2, 2020 Morogoro, May 2020 This communique is the result of the two webinars and consultations that were organised by ESAFF Uganda for East African Community -EAC- countries) and ESAFF regional office for (SADC countries). The two events brought together smallholder farmers and CSO stakeholders as well as law... Read More

The Coronavirus pandemic has created a serious food supply disruption that has hit hard millions of small-scale farmers in the East African Community with a huge risk of unprecedented multidimensional losses. For the region’s smallholder farmers more than ever, “there is limited access to market and inputs, due to limited... Read More