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Engaging the Youth in Agricultural Production for Food Security and
Income Generation
Mwesigwa Joshua IanMakerere university, P.O.Box 7062, Kampala
(E-mail: [email protected])
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Agriculture in Uganda
• Agriculture is Uganda’s economic back bone.
• Contributed 23.9% of total GDP (UBOS 2013).
• Employs over 70 percent of the Ugandan population.
• Agriculture is mainly done at a subsistence level with little surplus for sale and very low value addition.
• Majority of Ugandan’s in Agriculture are aged above 50 years.
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Youth in Uganda• A Youth is an individual in the 15-35 age bracket (definition as per Uganda’s constitution)
• Constitute 78 percent Uganda’s 33.3 million population.
• Unemployment rate is 80%. (with urban youth unemployment being higher than rural youth unemployment).
• Youth are characterised by a high rural to urban exodus resulting into a net labor drain from the agricultural sector.
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Youth and agriculture
• As the farmer population is aging there is need to facilitate sustainability in agriculture production.
• Over 50 % of the youths have no jobs, agriculture can play a significant role in impacting youth unemployment
• Agriculture can provide productive alternatives for the engagement of youths to reduce crime and other social problems.
4Youth and Agriculture
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Agriculture is a source of employment for the youth
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“School gardens impart knowledge and skills on agriculture
“I earned Ushs 300,000 within three weeks from raising pasture seedlings. I was able to pay for my University requirements”, Mawanda”, Wakiso district
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Implementation efforts to engage youth in agriculture.
Youth Policy (2001).(comprehensive and explicit policy to give direction and strategy on youth empowerment)
Increased Financing (credit) by both Government and Financial/Microfinance institutions.(youth venture capital Fund of Ushs 25 billion and Youth Livelihoods Programme was started for a disbursement of Ushs 265 billion)
Role of NAADS and NARO.(research)
Role of the rural youth Curriculum
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The challenges
• Negative mindsets of the youth.
• Manipulation by Politicians.
• Climate Change and its associated impacts
• Poor information management.
• Absence of value addition to agricultural output.
• Inaccess to Finance and Credit.
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Field visits to successful farmers will change the mindset of the youth
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Recommended implementation efforts
• Increased government investment in research.(More funds to NARO).
• Supporting formation of Savings Credit and Cooperative Societies and their subsidization.
• Employment of Agri-Finance experts by Micro Finance institutions.
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• Mechanization of Agriculture.(provision of tractors)
• Inclusion of more practical Agricultural courses in University Programmes.
• Improved and easier access to resources such as land and capital
• Improve accessibility to training and capacity Development (value addition activities like food processing and packaging)
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Acknowledgements
Technical and financial support from:
•Eastern Africa Agricultural Productivity Project (EAAPP)
•National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI)
•African Livestock Conference & exhibition (ALiCE 2014)
•Makerere University