Advocacy Coalition for Sustainable Agriculture ACSA
Type of Organization: Civil society
Areas of work: Food systems
Region: Africa
Country: Uganda
Description:
Advocacy Coalition for Sustainable Agriculture (ACSA) is a legally registered national network of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), which work with Smallholder farmers and Promote Sustainable Agriculture, Agricultural market development, Environmental conservation, research and advocacy. This work is aimed at increasing farmer’s understanding of policy issues affecting small holder farmers in Uganda. ACSA’s mandate is “Advocating for the agrarian policy environment for small holder farmers in Uganda”. Currently, ACSA has membership of 29 CSOs. ACSA’s Mission is “to Empower civil society organizations working with small holder farmers to advocate for favourable agrarian Policy environment for sustainable communities” and the Vision of “Smallholder farmers living in a Sustainable Environment”, all of which contribute the overall Goal of: “Relevant agriculture policies and services for Small Holder Farmers (SHFs) are implemented to foster profitable sustainable agriculture enterprises”. ACSA’s key focus areas are; Advocacy and Lobbying, Research and documentation, Capacity building of member Organizations, Capacity building of ACSA secretariat, Networking and partnership Building, which are implemented within these themes; Securing the rights of Small Holder farmers to produce, use and Market local/ Indigenous Seeds; Enabling farming communities in plantation areas to ensure food and Income security in a gender sensitive environment; Fostering Farmer-Students Research, Innovation & Certification; Value addition, Marketing & Compliance for Organic products; Securing Land Rights for Women and Small Holder farmers; Influencing nutrition and Consumption habits in Uganda.
Advocacy Coalition for Sustainable Agriculture (ACSA) is a legally registered national network of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), which work with Smallholder farmers and Promote Sustainable Agriculture, Agricultural market development, Environmental conservation, research and advocacy. This work is aimed at increasing farmer’s understanding of policy issues affecting small holder farmers in Uganda. ACSA’s mandate is “Advocating for the agrarian policy environment for small holder farmers in Uganda”. Currently, ACSA has membership of 29 CSOs. ACSA’s Mission is “to Empower civil society organizations working with small holder farmers to advocate for favourable agrarian Policy environment for sustainable communities” and the Vision of “Smallholder farmers living in a Sustainable Environment”, all of which contribute the overall Goal of: “Relevant agriculture policies and services for Small Holder Farmers (SHFs) are implemented to foster profitable sustainable agriculture enterprises”. ACSA’s key focus areas are; Advocacy and Lobbying, Research and documentation, Capacity building of member Organizations, Capacity building of ACSA secretariat, Networking and partnership Building, which are implemented within these themes; Securing the rights of Small Holder farmers to produce, use and Market local/ Indigenous Seeds; Enabling farming communities in plantation areas to ensure food and Income security in a gender sensitive environment; Fostering Farmer-Students Research, Innovation & Certification; Value addition, Marketing & Compliance for Organic products; Securing Land Rights for Women and Small Holder farmers; Influencing nutrition and Consumption habits in Uganda.