Uganda: Improved Rice Farming Boosts Incomes, Strengthens Peace Among Refugees, Host Communities in West Nile

Uganda: Improved Rice Farming Boosts Incomes, Strengthens Peace Among Refugees, Host Communities in West Nile

Farmers in refugee settlements and host communities in Yumbe and Madi Okollo districts are recording higher rice yields and improved earnings after adopting improved seed varieties and modern farming techniques under a Japan-funded initiative designed to strengthen women's economic empowerment and promote peaceful coexistence.

Rice Production Enhancing Coexistence in Refugee Settlements in West Nile

YUMBE | October 19, 2026 –Refugees and their host communities in Yumbe and Madi Okollo districts are recording improved rice production following the introduction of improved seed varieties and modern farming practices under a Japan-funded project aimed at strengthening women’s economic empowerment and peaceful coexistence. The “Project for the Implementation of the Women, Peace and […]

How Improved Rice Farming Practices Are Boosting Coexistence Between Refugees and Host Communities in West Nile » Business Focus

Officials inspecting the rice demos in Yumbe Refugees and their host communities in Yumbe and Madi Okollo districts

Refugees, Host Communities Reap Big From Improved Rice Farming in Yumbe, Madi Okollo

Refugees and their host communities in Yumbe and Madi Okollo districts are recording improved rice production following the introduction of improved seed varieties and modern farming practices under a Japan-funded project aimed at strengthening women’s economic empowerment and peaceful coexistence. You might also like Uganda Railways Launches Nationwide Crackdown on Land Encroachers, Orders Eviction From […]