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Integrated farm planning in Western Uganda

From vision to harvest – empowering farmers, families, and futures.

 

Joint Efforts to Save the Environment (JESE) is a Ugandan non-profit organisation supporting rural communities in Western Uganda. The project builds on the Integrated Farm Planning approach, capacity trainings, input provision and access to finance.

KEY FACTS

WHERE 

Uganda (Western Region, Districts: Kamwenge and Kitagwenda)

WHEN 

Jan 2025 – Dec 2026

GOAL 

Improve farm resilience and food security through Integrated Farm Planning (IFP)

REACH 

500 households

EVALUATION 

KEY IMPACT METRIC

15% increase

in average annual household income from coffee sales

KEY FACTS

WHERE

Uganda (Western Region, Districts: Kamwenge and Kitagwenda)

WHO

WHEN

Jan 2025 – Dec 2026

GOAL

Improve farm resilience and food security through Integrated Farm Planning (IFP)

REACH

500 households

EVALUATION

KEY IMPACT METRIC

15% increase

in average annual household income from coffee sales

Approach

The project works with 500 smallholder coffee-farming households to enhance productivity, income and resilience through the Integrated Farm Planning (IFP) approach, accompanied by further levers. The IFP approach promotes a long-term vision for the farm and household-level decision making.

The project

  • Supports households to develop and implement their individual Integrated Farm Plan
  • Trains on coffee production, food crops, livestock, and agroecological practices to mitigate climate shocks, increase productivity, and food security
  • Strengthens women’s participation in decision-making through community dialogues
  • Improves the access to finance and markets through Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) and market linkages

EVALUATION & LEARNING

The project will not be evaluated externally. The project results will be assessed on the basis of monitoring and internal evaluation data collected by JESE.

IMPACT

After two years, we expect the following impact:

  • 15% increase in average annual household income from coffee sales
  • 15% increase in average annual household coffee yield
  • 85% of households report at least one additional on-farm income source
  • 85% adoption rate of at least 5 of 8 key agroecology practices
  • Increased participation of women and youth in decision making processes
  • Improved access to affordable financial services
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