The “Towards Indigenous Crop Conservation through Knowledge and Capacity Development (TICC)” project, which is being carried out in partnership with Wagenigen University, Uganda Christian University, and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, uses a systems approach and specifically involves women and youths engaged in indigenous crop production.

Right now, we are collaborating with 200 female farmers from the SAFI-supported women-led agricultural organizations as well as young people from the local communities.

The project’s primary stakeholders are farmers, but we also interact directly and indirectly with researchers, agro-input dealers, local political leaders, government extension agents, and others. Focused Group Discussions (FGD) and other channels that facilitate knowledge exchange are utilized to involve farmers. Workshops, stakeholder meetings, and policy papers are ways that researchers and academics are involved.