Our work in

Uganda

Our work in

Uganda

More than 40 indigenous languages are used in Uganda, with dialects varying from community to community. This has made for a very diverse and competitive radio landscape. From climate-smart agriculture and the development of radio based e-extension platforms, to scaling up the production and consumption of nutrient-rich crops, our team in Uganda works with local radio stations to produce and air ICT-enabled radio programs that encourage real, large-scale changes in knowledge, attitudes and practice. Whether it’s linking farmers to markets, inputs and weather information; promoting the use of insects as feed for livestock; teaching financial literacy or promoting forest restoration, programming in Uganda has helped hundreds of thousands of farmers deal with common challenges.

Our reach

Uganda

47 million potential listeners

By combining radio coverage maps with population density information, we estimate that our partner stations in Uganda have a combined potential audience of more than 47 million people.

Stories

Partners

Feature projects

Feature publications

There-is-No-Program-Without-Farmers-Interactive-Radio-for-Forest-Landscape-Restoration-in-Mount-Elgon-Region-Uganda
2016 | Academic Paper

There is No Program Without Farmers: Interactive Radio for Forest Landscape Restoration in Mount Elgon Region, Uganda

Final-project-report-Her-Farm-Radio-in-Ethiopia-Malawi-Tanzania-and-Uganda
2017 | Outcome evaluation

Final project report: Her Farm Radio in Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda

GeoPoll-Technical-Report-Farm-Radio-International-Uganda
2017 | Research report

GeoPoll Technical Report: Farm Radio International Uganda – Listenership of Bushenyi FM Radio in Bushenyi and Kasese

Country snapshot

166th on the Human Development Index

45,853,778 total population

74% rural population

63% employment in agriculture

33% rural access to electricity

74% women’s literacy rate

Source: UNDP, World Bank

Staple crops

Maize, millet, sorghum, rice, wheat, plantain, cassava, sweet potatoes

Our work in Uganda

130 Broadcasting partners

1999 First broadcasting partner joined

2007 Country office opened

2007 First radio project

Contact

PO Box 40142, Canon Road, Katutu Close, Ntinda Kampala

Tel/Fax: +256.392.176.179

uganda@farmradio.org

Project broadcast languages

Luganda, Acholi, Rukiga, Runyankole, Runyoro, Lusoga, Ateso, Bufumbira, Langi, Kup'Sabiny, Lugbara, Kiswahili, English, Jaluo-Kenya, Karamojong, Masaba, Rutooro

Digital solutions at work

SMS Reminders

SMS Reminders

Uliza Answers

Uliza Answers

Beep2Vote

Beep2Vote

Uliza Log

Uliza Log

On the air

Radio Marketplace

Radio Marketplace

PRC

Participatory Radio Campaign

PRS

Participatory Radio Series

Drama Plus

Drama Plus

echo campaign

Echo Campaign