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EVALUATION OF AFRICARE FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE IN NYABUMBA, UGANDA (Pages : 10 - 17)

This research was carried out at Nyabumba village in Kabale district, Uganda during August and September 2007 to explore the local people participation in Africare’s development interventions in achieving sustainable food security for village farmers. Semi-structured interviews were held with members and non-members of the Africare Farmer field school. A key informant interview was carried out to obtain in-depth information. The data was analysed by a data matrix and a cause effect diagram. The study shows that the farmers in Nyabumba have got higher yield and income due to new crop varieties. The knowledge about nutrition has increased and many of the households are more food secure now after Africare’s intervention. Some farmers are not members of the farmer field school due to time constraints because there is only one adult in the household, but even these non members have gained knowledge from the farmer field schools and they have adopted the new crop varieties.Download