Secure land rights to strengthen food security

Agriculture is the backbone of Uganda’s economy, with more than 60 percent of the population – most of them women and girls – are engaged in some form of farming. However, over the years, the impacts of weather variations and climate change are leading to food insecurity in some parts of the country. 

Unfortunately, fewer than 40 percent of the women who practice agriculture have control over or own the land on which they farm; yet land ownership is at the centre of fighting the effects of climate change. However, for women in Ma’adi culture there is a beacon of hope.  

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