{"id":24660,"date":"2022-04-21T17:37:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/?p=24660"},"modified":"2022-04-21T17:56:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:56:41","slug":"farmers-sell-500-tonnes-of-grain-on-refugee-support-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/farmers-sell-500-tonnes-of-grain-on-refugee-support-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmers Sell 500 Tonnes of Grain on Refugee Support Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Farming households in Uganda have bulked and sold more than 500 tonnes of grains to refugee communities living in their districts, thanks to a project that links producers to displaced families buying food supplies in the region.<\/p>\n

5,000 farmers have established new markets – selling maize, beans, sorghum and other crops to displaced families in Adjumani and Kiryandongo – two regions that host upwards of 20% of the 1.5 million refugees living within Uganda.<\/p>\n

Farmers have received training in production, bulking and storage of their grain, to ensure it meets the standards required by the World Food Programme, who are funding the scheme.<\/p>\n