Presentation of activities by Caritas MADDO under the GMPI by Tonny Kyambadde Agricultural Extension Worker at Caritas MADDO.

Presentation of activities by

Caritas MADDO under the GMPIby Tonny Kyambadde Agricultural Extension Worker at Caritas MADDO

Overview

• Introduction

• LISEFAP areas– Food Security– Environment– Water access– Marketing

• Questions and Answers

Caritas MADDO

• Masaka Diocesan Development Organisation• Church based organisation • Since 1981• Development department of Masaka Diocese• Offering social services and Development work in eight

civic districts

Vision: A society of Persons Actively Involved in Holistic Development.

LISEFAP

• Livelihood Improvement through Sustainable Environmentally Friendly Agriculture Production

• Rakai districtpopulation of 383,501 people

A need for LISEFAP

Main source of livelihood: agriculture

Low agricultural production

•Food insecurity

•Environmental degradation

•Low access to clean water

•Low income - markets

Food Security

• Poor farming practices

• Soil fertility degraded

• Lack investment capital

• High cost of inputs

• Climate change effects

Food Security - Activities

• Training CBEAs

• Compositing

• Input support: crop & animal

• Demo plots

Food Security - Achievements

Environment

• Massive tree cutting

• Encroachment on forest reserves, wetlands

• Soil exhaustion

Environmental Protection

• Sensitisation

• Tree nurseries

• Seedling distribution

• Energy saving stoves

• Support to big tree planters

Access to clean water

• Water Sources: rivers, wetlands, rain, lakes

• Water sources not protected

• 52 % access to clean water (Uganda)

Access to clean water - Activities

• Trainings

• Shallow well

• Water source committees

• Low cost underground water tank

Poor access to markets

• Farmers poorly organized

• No collective voice

• Poor road conditions

• No access to market information

• No value addition

• Exploitation from middle men

Marketing

• Training: leadership, cooperatives, savings & credit

• Group formation and cooperatives

• Support for maize mill and coffee hullers

Marketing - Achievements

Thank you for listening

mwebale nnyo!