The West Nile Agriculture Improvement and Conservation Project (WENAGIC Project), is a 4-year project that seeks to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals 1 (end poverty) and Goal 2 (zero hunger) with a goal, “to support a sustainable and equitable food and income security of 450 smallholder farmer households (with 3,150 people) in Yumbe district, Uganda.”
The specific objectives include: (i) To increase smallholder farmers’ agricultural production and productivity by 85%; (ii) To improve the dietary intake of locally available foods in a gender sensitive manner; (iii) To support smallholder farmers to diversify their livelihood activities; and (iv) To build the capacity of smallholder farmer groups into viable village development groups able to meet their member’s needs.
Project Budget: UGX 1,011,931,000
Donor: Sall Family Foundation