A group of farmers from the Akali Rice Growers Group cultivating the soil of a NERICA rice field in Apac District in Lira while one farmer takes a break listening to a radio.
FAO Project GCP/UGA/036/JPN: Agriculture and Rural Development through Innovative Rice-based Farming Systems for Food Security and Poverty Reduction in Uganda. Overall objective: to promote innovative rice-based farming systems for sustainable intensification of rice production through enabling the capacity at national, regional and community levels. Immediate objectives: 2.1) Immediate objective 1: Enhancement of the sustainable intensification of rice-based production systems through introduction of agricultural conservation practices, crop rotation and crop-livestock systems, including supplemental irrigation for upland and rainfed lowland ecosystems 2.2) Immediate objective 2: Development of a sustainable quality seed production and distribution systems at national and community levels of improved rice varieties including NERICA 2.3) Immediate objective 3: Improvement of rice post-harvest technologies at household/community level through demonstrations, rehabilitation of post-harvest pilot centres and dissemination of technologies in line with identified needs.
