A Ugandan farmer who had participated in a USAID activity said: “I don’t think I will ever go back to moringa farming, and I am skeptical about aid influencing me to grow any crop. Sugarcane growing takes time and fetches less money. But at least I am assured that I will have a buyer.”

Date: 10/25

Region: Africa

Country: Uganda

Topic: Food & Farming, Economy & Livelihoods

Policy Lens: Economic & Trade Interests

Additional Context: This information was collected as part of The Aid Report's original reporting, "US aid cuts uproot Uganda’s emerging 'miracle tree' market," published by Devex. Our contributor looked into the termination of a USAID-backed moringa project in Uganda offered rural farmers modest payments and a rare path toward stability.

Farmers, like Ezua quoted here, participated by receiving cash and operational assistance to plant moringa trees in place of other cash crops including sugarcane, maize, and bananas. Then the program was terminated.

Source: Devex