Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers' Forum (ESAFF) Uganda is the largest small-scale farmers-led policy influencing movement in Uganda.
Kampala, Uganda
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ESAFF Uganda retweeted
At @ESAFFUG, we continue to call for a shift away from hazardous agrochemicals in agriculture, which pose serious risks to human health, soil fertility and ecosystems.
During the #NAF2026, this call was reinforced as small-scale farmers were urged to embrace agroecological farming practices and inputs that restore soil health, improve food quality and promote sustainable food production.
โถ๏ธ Watch:
@noradno @OxfaminUganda @1000currents @humundi_ong @hekseperworld @Sida @FAOFFKP
#NationalAgroecologyFestival | #AgroecologyNow
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
๐ข๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ผ!
Indigenous seeds are built for our soils, our climates and our cultures. Saving, sharing and selling these seeds should never be criminalised. But do the existing and emerging seed laws in East Africa uphold these rights? What does the AU Policy on Farmer-Managed Seed Systems mean for the region?
Be part of shaping policies that protect farmers' seed rights, join the webinar tomorrow:
๐ us06web.zoom.us/j/8110564640โฆ
@hekseperworld @1000currents @Sida @OxfaminUganda @noradno @FAOFFKP
#IndigenousSeedsEA2026 | #SeedSovereigntyNow
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
Imagine waking up to hear that the seed youโve planted for twenty years is โuncertifiedโ. AU's own draft warned against criminalising legitimate farmer seed practices while fighting counterfeit one
Come and join the webnar 4th November 2026
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regiโฆ
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
Please join us for this partner discussion because our "Seed is our Future".
@all
๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ'๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐' ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ. Following the African Union Seed Summit in Ezulwini, Eswatini, we are partnering with @CefrohtUg and @SWISSAID, to host a webinar on exploring what the AU Policy on Farmer-Managed Seed Systems means for East Africa, particularly the EAC Seed and Plant Varieties Bill.
Join the conversation and be part of shaping policies that recognise and protect our local seed varieties.
@hekseperworld @1000currents @Sida @OxfaminUganda @noradno @FAOFFKP
๐ 4 November 2026
๐ 2:00 to 4:00 PM EAT
#IndigenousSeedsEA2026 | #SeedSovereigntyNow
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
Thank you @ESAFFUG for acknowledging this. ๐
Women small-scale farmers are at the heart of selecting, preserving, sharing and passing on local seed varieties and the knowledge behind them.
In a compelling article, @ZuwenaKhatib of The Guardian tells a story of women small-scale farmers' experiences with local seeds. A member of the 3rd Cohort of our @Agroecology_Sch, her insights add to the conversations ahead of the 1st Eastern Africa Indigenous Seed Conference, particularly the call to uphold women farmersโ rights to productive resources, including quality seed.
๐Read her article: ippmedia.co.tz/the-guardian/โฆ
@hekseperworld @1000currents @Sida @OxfaminUganda @noradno
#IndigenousSeedsEA2026 | #SeedSovereigntyNow
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
Women small-scale farmers are at the heart of selecting, preserving, sharing and passing on local seed varieties and the knowledge behind them.
In a compelling article, @ZuwenaKhatib of The Guardian tells a story of women small-scale farmers' experiences with local seeds. A member of the 3rd Cohort of our @Agroecology_Sch, her insights add to the conversations ahead of the 1st Eastern Africa Indigenous Seed Conference, particularly the call to uphold women farmersโ rights to productive resources, including quality seed.
๐Read her article: ippmedia.co.tz/the-guardian/โฆ
@hekseperworld @1000currents @Sida @OxfaminUganda @noradno
#IndigenousSeedsEA2026 | #SeedSovereigntyNow
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
๐ฑ The KPLโ@spipetani Residency Exchange kicked off at Kithoni Food Coop under the Global Innovation Assembly for Agroecology!
Over 15 days, the teams will visit 20 Food Coops to explore digitalisation, innovations and strengthening food sovereignty. @via_campesina @KPLFoodCoop
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
KPLโ@spipetani Residency Exchange discussions are exploring what agroecological activities are already digitised, what needs digitising, how to do it, and whether existing digital tools meet farmersโ needs.
๐ป Digital tools for farmer-led agroecology!
@Chachajoshua2
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๐ OUR SEEDS, OUR FOOD
Join #CounterCOP31 in Nairobi, 17โ21 Nov 2026, 9AMโ5PM daily!
Peasants, consumers, women, youth & social movements: inbox your org, village, ward, community climate justice vision & biggest peasant challenge.
โ๐พ Organise. Amplify. Resist! @via_campesina
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Brazil's Peasants Have Spoken: Kenyan Peasants League (KPL) Congratulates @MST_Oficial and President Lula @via_campesina @LVCSEAf @MVIWATA @CSRGKenya @KangemiMovement @KPLFoodCoop @KPL_Women
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ESAFF Uganda retweeted
โProtecting indigenous seeds and promoting traditional foods are vital to resilient food systems and a healthy, sustainable future. PELUM Uganda Country Coordinator, Josephine Akia Luyimbazi, shares this message at the 16th Indigenous Seed and Traditional Food Festival during #AgroecologyWeekOfAction2026.
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
At #AMASE2026, stakeholders call for a database of agroecological enterprises detailing their locations, product portfolios, certification status and best-selling products. This will help identify entrepreneurs who need support to certify their products and access better markets.
#AgroecologyWeekOfAction2026 #BuyAgroecological
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
Ani engine?! ๐ฅ Rural women are the engines that drive our economy!
New week, renewed energy and a call to turn recognition into action!
As @UCOBAC_ โs Executive Director Ms Frances Birungi (@frances_birungi) reminds us, celebrating rural women must go beyond words. It means securing their land rights.
Secure land rights strengthen food security, climate resilience and womenโs economic empowerment.
Letโs turn recognition into action!
@Stand4herlandUg @Landesa_Global @UG_WLRM @FRAUGANDA @ESAFFUG @WoordenDaad @NAWOUga @ZOAUganda @LftWUG @GLTNnews @Mglsd_UG @ministry_lands @mofpedU @unwomenuganda @unwomenafrica @OxfaminUganda @HuairouConnect @Oxfam @UplMf @UWOPA @WEGCDA3 @weeffect @pelum_uganda @MAAIF_Uganda @GovUganda @giz_gmbh
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
The seed that doesn't die
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐. In Teso Sub-region of Uganda, small-scale farmers are turning to indigenous sorghum, Edei-Edei, to sustain production amid prolonged dry spells.
At the 2nd #NationalAgroecologyFestival, these farmers shared their experiences with indigenous seeds, showing how Farmer-Managed Seed Systems (FMSS) preserve local knowledge, safeguard crop diversity & strengthen communitiesโ capacity to adapt to climate shocks.
But resilient seeds need resilient markets, too.
๐ฐRead their story: nilepost.co.ug/agriculture/3โฆ
@hekseperworld @1000currents @Sida @OxfaminUganda
#FarmerSeedLab | #SeedSovereigntyNow
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
Would you spray your farm with a chemical Europe has banned? ๐ค Many Ugandan farmers do, without knowing it.
Of the 115 pesticide active ingredients registered in Uganda, 55 are highly hazardous, and most of those are not approved in the EU countries that export them โ ๏ธ Only 31% of our farmers have ever been trained to handle them safely.
Tomorrow, 22 October, the Agroecology Collaborative, convened by CEFROHT, hosts a National Dialogue on phasing out highly hazardous pesticides and launches the Joint National HHPs Strategy for Uganda ๐ฑ
Safe food is a right โ๏ธ
#BanHHPs #Agroecology #WorldFoodDay #CefrohtUG
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
Happening now at Bululu Subcounty, Kalaki District!! At the launch of Bululu Community Seedbank, we are being entertained by Otuboi Akogo band!! Itโs a mix of exhibitions of locals and local entertainment!!!!
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
๐ข Media practitioners! Join the 1st Eastern Africa Indigenous Seed Conference 2026 and amplify the story of seed sovereignty, farmersโ rights and food security.
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17โ20 Nov | ๐ Nairobi, Kenya
๐๏ธ Free media registration: bit.ly/3VRn4qp
ESAFF Uganda retweeted
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๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ!
Behind every local seed saved, every local food variety preserved and every farmer-led innovation, lies a story worth telling.
This edition brings to light how small-scale farmers across Uganda are preserving our local food varieties, producing safe and nutritious food to build more resilient livelihoods.
Get your copy: zc.vg/0SO2u?m=0
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Rural women farmers help feed communities, conserve biodiversity, protect water sources and restore degraded land. Yet many still lack secure land rights, finance and a voice in agricultural decisions.
Read more:radio.witnessradio.org/interโฆ
