Farmer Organizations in Kigezi Sub Region, Uganda

Kigezi Sub Region

Kigezi Sub Region is one of the thirteen recognized administrative sub regions found in Uganda. The sub region has over 6 Districts, 15 Counties, 70 sub counties, 332 Parishes and 3,153 Villages. The sub region has over 870 farmers organizations with 372 Community Based Organizations (cbos) , 32 Farmers Associations , 425 Farmers Groups , 38 Cooperatives , 3 Unions , 69 Women Groups , 53 Youth Groups , 5 Farmer Field School .

Kigezi Region Farmer Organization Statistics

Farmer Organization by Category

Category	No.
Community Based Organizations (cbos)	372	View List
Farmers Associations	32	View List
Farmers Groups	425	View List
Cooperatives	38	View List
Unions	3	View List
Women Groups	69	View List
Youth Groups	53	View List
Farmer Field School	5	View List
Total	870

Kigezi Region

Entreprizes Undertaken by Farmer Organizations

Crops

Entreprize	No.

Cereals

Entreprize	No.
Cereals
Maize	89	View List
Rice	40	View List
Sorghum	32	View List
Millet	10	View List
Wheat	5	View List
Barley	2	View List

Roots & Tubers

Entreprize	No.
Roots & Tubers
Potatoes(Irish)	428	View List
Sweet Potatoes	5	View List
Cassava	4	View List

Bananas

Entreprize	No.
Bananas
Matooke(Bananas)	48	View List

Vegetables

Entreprize	No.
Vegetables
Cabbage	68	View List
Onions	44	View List
Tomatoes	7	View List
Edible Fungi / Mashroom	4	View List
Eggplant	3	View List
Carrots	3	View List
Other Vegetables	2	View List

Legumes

Entreprize	No.
Legumes
Beans	306	View List
Ground Nuts	18	View List
Cow peas	1	View List

Fruits

Entreprize	No.
Fruits
Passion Fruits	14	View List
Apples	8	View List
Avocado	3	View List
Papaya(Paw Paws)	1	View List
Cocoa	1	View List
Mangoes	1	View List

Nuts

Entreprize	No.
Nuts

Other Crops

Entreprize	No.
Other Crops
Coffee	107	View List
Tea	12	View List
Tree Planting	7	View List
Pumpkins	1	View List

Animal Husbandry

Entreprize	No.
Livestock
Goats	150	View List
Piggery	113	View List
Cattle	53	View List
Bee Keeping	22	View List
Sheep	20	View List

Fisheries

Entreprize	No.
Fish
Tilapia	9	View List

Farmer Organizations by Operation Level and Support Organization

Entreprize	No.
Operations Level
Village	715	View List
Parish	90	View List
Subcounty	44	View List
District	17	View List
National - entire country	3	View List
Regional - multiple districts	1	View List

Entreprize	No.
Support Organization
None	618	View List
Government	110	View List
Non Government Organization	88	View List
Private Company	14	View List
Community Based Organization(CBO)	11	View List
Others	5	View List

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

Entreprize	No.
Activity Involved in
Savings and credit (VSLA)	746	View List
Marketing Level	646	View List
Production Level	627	View List
Non-agricultural activities	157	View List
Lobbying and advocacy	61	View List
Agro processing	25	View List
Transport services	9	View List

Entreprize	No.
Leaders by Education Level
Primary	1,210	View List
Secondary	820	View List
Tertiary	286	View List
No Formal Education	153	View List
Leaders by Gender
Female	1,300	View List
Male	1,169	View List

Districts In Kigezi Sub Region

Sub Region Districts

District	Farmers Orgainzations
Kabale District	178	View
Kanungu District	173	View
Kisoro District	152	View
Rubanda District	153	View
Rukiga District	74	View
Rukungiri District	140	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