Coalition Profile Uganda

National Agroecology Actors' Platform (NAAPP)

Coalition Profile Uganda

National Agroecology Actors' Platform (NAAPP)

Who?

Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM)-Uganda, Uganda National Young Farmers’ Federation, Agriterra-Uganda, OXFAM, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Knowledge Hub for Eastern Africa (KHEA), Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA), Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), French Embassy, Stanbic Bank Business incubation Program, MoA, Uganda Martyrs University. While NAAP predates YALTA, the YALTA initiative pushed for youth involvement and agendas to be incorporated in the coalition.(SALI), GreenCare Rwanda and Huguka Radio.

Why?

The goal of the coalition was to scale up agroecology at the national level, particularly in Uganda’s policy frameworks, and to mobilize youth to participate in policy development processes. It also sought to make agroecology more attractive, strengthen access to markets for agroecology products and prioritise the inclusion of marginalised groups, especially youth and women.

What?

Supported the National Agroecology Actors’ Symposium with a side session under the theme “Financing for Agroecological entrepreneurship: Youth employment in Agroecology and the role of the private sector.” Organised topical deep-dives and annual meetings to set a joint agenda and assess progress. Participated in the development of the National Agroecology Strategy. Conducted exposure and learning visits in which young entrepreneurs and other stakeholders (e.g. government extension workers) saw successful agroecology businesses, to further create awareness on scaling up of agroecology. Established media engagement especially through social media and newsletters

Achievements

Direct stakeholders and beyond have shared information on agroecology, creating links between youth farmers and other actors in the agroecology value chain

The youth in the coalition had the opportunity to champion the development of the National Agroecology Strategy, and were consulted on a regular basis

The coalition supported the creation of spaces for youth participation in the policy making process. This was the first time that youth was part of policy formulation processes, including the Climate Change Action Policy and the dissemination of the National Organic Agriculture Policy

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