Scaling up is not just about technology transfer but a critical understanding of the needs and visions of farmers as well.
Key challenges encountered while operationalizing the African Highlands Initiative (AHI) devolution model are linked to coordination management, with issues arising out of collaboration processes.
Rain-fed lowland rice production in Uganda is associated with field expansion rather than intensification. Consequently, farmers are encroaching on vulnerable ecologies, especially the wetlands.
Land degradation is the major challenge to improving agricultural production and productivity.
Wetland resources play a vital role in contributing to food security in Uganda.
Fostering tourism. According to the World Tourism
Organisation, in 2010 the number of international tourists
reached 940 million, and it is anticipated that this fi gure will
Sustainable Neighbourhoods in Focus-Kampala (SFNKampala) is one of nine projects in IDRC’s Urban Poverty and Environment unit Focus Cities research initiative.