Slow Food Uganda

09/09/2026

From March to Dialogue: Taking Action for Local Food in Maziba

After the Food Awareness March, 51 farmers, students, youth, women, community members and local leaders gathered at Maziba Sub-county to discuss the importance of growing and consuming local foods, protecting biodiversity, addressing climate change and strengthening agroecology.

LC3 Chairperson Mutege Onesmus, the Guest of Honour, encouraged the community to value local foods and support local farmers to build healthier, more resilient communities.

The dialogue explored challenges affecting local food production and consumption and ways to improve nutrition, food security and livelihoods in Kigezi.

It ended with a commitment to support local food production and consumption, followed by planting a fruit tree.
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09/09/2026

Food awareness march champions local food in Kigezi

Today in 📍 Maziba Sub-county, Kigezi, farmers, students, youth, women and community leaders are taking part in a food awareness march from Nyanja Trading Centre to Maziba Sub-county.

The message is clear: promoting the production and consumption of local and indigenous foods can support healthier diets, stronger livelihoods and more resilient communities.

The march is also creating space to champion traditional farming practices, local seed saving and greater participation in local food systems.

04/09/2026

Tracking Agroecology in Practice: Follow-Up with the 2026 Youth Change Makers

We are conducting a technical follow-up and documentation visit with participants of the 2026 Agroecology Youth Change Makers Academy in Hoima, Kikuube and Buliisa.

The visit is documenting how participants are applying the knowledge and practical skills gained through the Academy — from transforming farms and multiplying indigenous seeds to mobilising fellow youth and advancing value addition.

Through field demonstrations and participant stories, we are capturing the successes, innovations and lessons emerging from their communities.
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31/08/2026

Advancing Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling in Uganda Through Mass Media Engagement

Slow Food Uganda, represented by Ronald Ariinda, Communications & Events Manager, participated in a multi-stakeholder engagement convened by CONSENT🇺🇬 to shape Uganda’s mass media campaign on Front-of-Pack Warning Labelling (FoPWL).

The engagement brought together stakeholders to review the campaign strategy, public messages and communication approaches ahead of its planned launch in November 2026, with a focus on improving public understanding of unhealthy prepackaged foods and supporting informed food choices.

We brought our perspective on food education, consumer awareness and the need for healthier food environments in Uganda.
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29/08/2026

Slow Food Farmers and Teachers Exchange Practical Agroecology Knowledge in Ngogwe

We brought together Slow Food farmers from different regions of Uganda, alongside teachers and garden managers, for a practical Farm-to-Farm Exchange at Baskerville S.S., Ngogwe.

The exchange focused on soil health and fertility, natural pest and disease management, water management, garden design, and market opportunities and challenges, with hands-on learning using locally available materials such as tithonia, papaya leaves, jatropha, rabbit urine and wood ash.

Farmers sharing practical knowledge with teachers to strengthen agroecology in farms, schools and communities.
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26/08/2026

Together with selected Earth Market producers and Slow Food Cooks Alliance members from Mukono and Buikwe, we joined the Agroecology Market Linkage Forum organized by ACSA Uganda at JFRIGH Hotel, Makerere, Kampala.

Earth Market producers showcased and sold their agroecological products, while connecting with buyers, cooks, processors, and organic market actors.

These new connections are opening up practical market opportunities for local producers and their businesses.
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23/08/2026

21/08/2026

What happens after a farmer learns how to select better seed and build healthier soil?

The work continues at the market.

In Manafwa Town Council, following a community training on seed selection, storage and soil health through composting, we joined our Team Leader, Hanati Kasula, for a visit to the Manafwa Earth Market.

The visit connected better production with better markets, engaging local producers on clean and traditional foods, quality handling, packaging, branding, and stronger links between farmers and the market.

Because healthy food systems need more than good farming. They need farmers, markets and consumers connected.

📍 Manafwa Town Council | 🤝 Slow Food Uganda

19/08/2026

Farmers strengthening their seeds and soils in Manafwa

In Manafwa District, Slow Food farmers from Bunwangu Women’s Group and Kitsi Vegetables & Coffee Group, members of the Manafwa Earth Market, took part in a practical training on seed saving and soil fertility through composting.

The session covered how to select, dry, store and label quality seeds, alongside practical compost-making using locally available materials such as crop residues, animal manure, dry leaves and kitchen waste.