Farmer Organizations in Elgon Sub Region, Uganda

Elgon Sub Region

Elgon Sub Region is one of the thirteen recognized administrative sub regions found in Uganda. The sub region has over 6 Districts, 11 Counties, 109 sub counties, 614 Parishes and 5,717 Villages. The sub region has over 1,107 farmers organizations with 756 Community Based Organizations (cbos) , 46 Farmers Associations , 269 Farmers Groups , 32 Cooperatives , 4 Unions , 196 Women Groups , 67 Youth Groups , 1 Farmer Field School .

Elgon Region Farmer Organization Statistics

Farmer Organization by Category

Category	No.
Community Based Organizations (cbos)	756	View List
Farmers Associations	46	View List
Farmers Groups	269	View List
Cooperatives	32	View List
Unions	4	View List
Women Groups	196	View List
Youth Groups	67	View List
Farmer Field School	1	View List
Total	1107

Elgon Region

Entreprizes Undertaken by Farmer Organizations

Crops

Entreprize	No.

Cereals

Entreprize	No.
Cereals
Maize	679	View List
Rice	52	View List
Sun Flower	33	View List
Millet	16	View List
Sorghum	2	View List

Roots & Tubers

Entreprize	No.
Roots & Tubers
Potatoes(Irish)	37	View List
Cassava	26	View List
Sweet Potatoes	4	View List

Bananas

Entreprize	No.
Bananas
Matooke(Bananas)	126	View List

Vegetables

Entreprize	No.
Vegetables
Onions	274	View List
Cabbage	125	View List
Tomatoes	116	View List
Kale(Sukuma Wiki)	8	View List
Eggplant	7	View List
Carrots	4	View List
Other Vegetables	1	View List

Legumes

Entreprize	No.
Legumes
Beans	651	View List
Soya beans	70	View List
Ground Nuts	70	View List

Fruits

Entreprize	No.
Fruits
Oranges	9	View List
Passion Fruits	5	View List
Water Melon	2	View List
Mangoes	2	View List
Cocoa	1	View List
Papaya(Paw Paws)	1	View List

Nuts

Entreprize	No.
Nuts

Other Crops

Entreprize	No.
Other Crops
Coffee	508	View List
Cotton	15	View List
Tree Planting	10	View List
Sesame(SimSim)	2	View List
Horticulture	2	View List
Vanilla	1	View List

Animal Husbandry

Entreprize	No.
Livestock
Cattle	186	View List
Goats	44	View List
Piggery	20	View List
Bee Keeping	19	View List

Fisheries

Entreprize	No.
Fish
Tilapia	3	View List
other fish	1	View List
Cat Fish	1	View List

Farmer Organizations by Operation Level and Support Organization

Entreprize	No.
Operations Level
Village	776	View List
Parish	167	View List
Subcounty	139	View List
District	20	View List
Regional - multiple districts	5	View List

Entreprize	No.
Support Organization
None	835	View List
Government	187	View List
Non Government Organization	57	View List
Private Company	22	View List
Others	9	View List
Community Based Organization(CBO)	7	View List

Farmer Organizations by Activity Involved in and Leaders Education Level and Gender

Entreprize	No.
Activity Involved in
Production Level	1,044	View List
Marketing Level	766	View List
Savings and credit (VSLA)	755	View List
Non-agricultural activities	271	View List
Lobbying and advocacy	185	View List
Agro processing	12	View List
Transport services	6	View List

Entreprize	No.
Leaders by Education Level
Secondary	1,885	View List
Primary	1,183	View List
Tertiary	201	View List
No Formal Education	34	View List
Leaders by Gender
Male	1,750	View List
Female	1,553	View List

Districts In Elgon Sub Region

Sub Region Districts

District	Farmers Orgainzations
Bududa District	174	View
Bulambuli District	223	View
Manafwa District	122	View
Mbale District	185	View
Namisindwa District	114	View
Sironko District	289	View

Other Sub Regions

Region	Farmers Orgainzations
Acholi Sub Region	1033	View
Ankole Sub Region	1607	View
Buganda Sub Region	2808	View
Bukedi Sub Region	959	View
Bunyoro Sub Region	922	View
Busoga Sub Region	1013	View
Elgon Sub Region	1107	View
Karamoja Sub Region	368	View
Kigezi Sub Region	870	View
Lango Sub Region	1021	View
Teso Sub Region	732	View
Toro Sub Region	656	View
Westnile Sub Region	1079	View
Rwenzori Sub Region	564	View
Sebei Sub Region	247	View