BSF project "Strengthening Seed Delivery System for Dryland Cereals and Legumes in Drought-prone Areas of Uganda"

In the drought-prone areas of Uganda, farmers depend particularly on dryland cereals and legumes, the productivity of which is often low due to drought, flash floods, parasitic weeds, insect, pests and diseases and decreasing soil fertility. Low productivity of key crops is compounded by limited access to quality seed and inadequate capacity to conserve genetic resources in resource-poor farming communities. Focusing on three districts in northern and eastern Uganda, this Benefit-sharing Fund project is strengthening on-farm conservation and sustainable use of drought-tolerant plant genetic resources (sorghum, finger millet, pearl millets, cowpeas, pigeonpea, and groundnuts), in order to improve food security and adaptation to climate change of the most vulnerable rural communities.