The livelihoods of 250 moringa farmers in western Uganda's livelihoods were upended when the program providing them cash and technical assistance to plant the tree was terminated.
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.
Smallholder farmers 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

