Power for Food Partnership in Uganda
Uganda is building on its organic agriculture leadership and the momentum for renewable energy to drive the next shift in food systems
About 66% of Uganda's population depends on agriculture for their livelihoods. Yet agri-food and energy systems largely operate in silos. Power for Food Partnership responds to three interlinked challenges in Uganda: food security pressures, biodiversity loss, and climate vulnerability. Examples of inefficiencies include post-harvest losses and limited access to affordable, reliable energy for irrigation and value addition. By linking regenerative agriculture with productive use of renewable energy, the Partnership helps break siloed approaches and supports more resilient livelihoods.
At the same time, Uganda holds a genuine advantage. It is one of Africa's leading producers and exporters of organic products, with a National Organic Agriculture Policy that provides an important national policy framework for sustainable farming. A growing ecosystem of civil society organisations, private sector actors, and government ministries is already moving in the right direction. Renewable energy is also a growing priority in Uganda's broader development agenda, and the Partnership supports this by bringing agriculture and energy actors together. With this momentum across both agriculture and energy, the conditions for a more integrated, regenerative food system powered by renewable energy are taking shape.
The Power for Food Partnership in Uganda is grounded in this momentum. Drawing on years of in-country experience across agriculture and energy sectors, we are generating evidence, strengthening market linkages, and creating the conditions for farmers and agribusinesses to put regenerative agriculture and productive use of renewable energy into practice together.
Across four regions and 15 priority districts, one shared movement
The Power for Food Partnership in Uganda brings together government ministries, civil society organisations, private sector actors, research institutions, and industry associations. Each partner contributes unique expertise and networks toward a shared goal: driving the transition to food systems that are regenerative, renewable, and resilient.
The Partnership works across four regions of Uganda, Central, Eastern, Lango, and Western, spanning 30 districts selected for their potential to demonstrate integrated RA-PURE solutions and serve as models for neighbouring areas. While the Partnership's footprint spans 30 districts, implementation and learning are currently concentrated in 15 priority districts to build critical mass and generate evidence for scaling. These 15 priority districts include Masaka, Mpigi, Mubende, Luwero, Nakasongola, and Kayunga in Central Uganda, Mbale, Iganga, and Jinja in the East, Lira in the Lango sub-region, and Mbarara, Kabarole, Isingiro, Kasese, and Ntungamo in the West. This geographic focus enables partners to build critical mass, test what works at the local level, and share learning across regions.
Through the Learn, Link, and Leverage pathways, partners establish demonstration sites, strengthen the capacity of small and medium enterprises, develop tailored financial products, and advocate for policy frameworks that treat regenerative agriculture and renewable energy as interconnected priorities. A key focus in Uganda is supporting a shared understanding of the RA-PURE nexus among farmers, agribusinesses, and policymakers who have traditionally worked in separate sectors. The goal is to build a locally owned, evidence-driven movement that embeds RA-PURE approaches into Uganda's national and district systems, so that smallholder farmers and agribusinesses have the tools, markets, and support they need to build more resilient and regenerative livelihoods.
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