Celebrating Three Decades of Impact: PELUM Uganda Marks 30th Anniversary with the Rt. Hon. Fred Bwiino Kyakulaga (with black cap)- State Ministry of Agriculture and the Counrty Board Members at Hotel Africana, Kampala.

Where Culture and Agriculture Meet: True resilience is rooted in culture. At the 15th Annual Indigenous Seed and Food Fair, we witnessed the powerful intersection of traditional knowledge and agricultural biodiversity.

Planting the seeds of knowledge for the next generation! 

Our hearts are full seeing these bright, young minds exploring the stalls at the 15th Annual Indigenous Seed and Food Fair. It was a joy to watch them touch, smell, and ask questions about the incredible diversity of traditional seeds and foods.

L-R: Ms. Josephine Akia Luyimbazi, Country Coordinator-PELUM Uganda, Dr. Christopher Kyeswa, PELUM Uganda Country Board Chairperson and the State Minister for Agriculture, Rt. Hon. Fred Bwino Kyakulaga pose for a group photo shortly after signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Agriculture and PELUM Uganda in the Minister’s office.

Some of the Youth affiliated to Broederlijk Delen, a PELUM Uganda member during an exposure and learning visit at KSAM Farm in Buikwe District

Culture in motion! At the 15th Annual Indigenous Seed and Food Fair, the vibrant performances of our traditional dancers remind us that the fight to preserve our seeds is intertwined with the celebration of our heritage. This is what true food sovereignty looks and sounds like!

Aloet and Amoro Farmer Field School showing some of the tools (diversity wheel) used in the diagnosis stages during the Farmer Managed Seed Systems Caravan 2023.

Participants of the National Consultative Meeting on the National Agroecology Strategy pose for a group photo at Hotel Africana, 21st May 2024

Animal Integration in Agroecology: Alexandra Atuyamba, one of the PELUM Uganda members making bio-slurry at his farm in Rukiga District.

A Youth entreprenuer winnowing millet ready for making flour during the 4th Agroecological Market Systems Expo at Hotel Africana.

Harvesting the Fruits of Our Labor: Farmers affiliated to Let’s Change My Village, in Rukiga District Showcase their Bountiful Crops on which they applied biochar and bokash.

Some of the Biochar equipment that were given to Alexandra Atuyamba, a PELUM Uganda member to train farmers within the community how to make char .