Farmer Organizations in Westnile Sub Region, Uganda

Westnile Sub Region

Westnile Sub Region is one of the thirteen recognized administrative sub regions found in Uganda. The sub region has over 11 Districts, 23 Counties, 102 sub counties, 598 Parishes and 4,822 Villages. The sub region has over 1,079 farmers organizations with 662 Community Based Organizations (cbos) , 10 Farmers Associations , 389 Farmers Groups , 18 Cooperatives , 192 Women Groups , 95 Youth Groups .

Westnile Region Farmer Organization Statistics

Farmer Organization by Category

Category	No.
Community Based Organizations (cbos)	662	View List
Farmers Associations	10	View List
Farmers Groups	389	View List
Cooperatives	18	View List
Women Groups	192	View List
Youth Groups	95	View List
Total	1079

Westnile Region

Entreprizes Undertaken by Farmer Organizations

Crops

Entreprize	No.

Cereals

Entreprize	No.
Cereals
Maize	525	View List
Rice	66	View List
Sun Flower	24	View List
Sorghum	17	View List
Millet	11	View List

Roots & Tubers

Entreprize	No.
Roots & Tubers
Cassava	395	View List
Potatoes(Irish)	43	View List
Sweet Potatoes	8	View List

Bananas

Entreprize	No.
Bananas
Matooke(Bananas)	13	View List

Vegetables

Entreprize	No.
Vegetables
Onions	51	View List
Tomatoes	29	View List
Cabbage	11	View List
Green Pepper	5	View List
Eggplant	2	View List
Chilli Pepper	2	View List
Carrots	1	View List
Other Vegetables	1	View List
Spinach	1	View List

Legumes

Entreprize	No.
Legumes
Beans	540	View List
Ground Nuts	206	View List
Soya beans	116	View List
Green Peas	6	View List
Green gram	4	View List
Pigeon peas	1	View List

Fruits

Entreprize	No.
Fruits
Date	7	View List
Oranges	6	View List
Mangoes	5	View List
Water Melon	2	View List
Passion Fruits	1	View List

Nuts

Entreprize	No.
Nuts

Other Crops

Entreprize	No.
Other Crops
Sesame(SimSim)	201	View List
Cotton	79	View List
Coffee	73	View List
Tree Planting	8	View List
Tobacco	1	View List
Ginger	1	View List

Animal Husbandry

Entreprize	No.
Livestock
Goats	88	View List
Piggery	21	View List
Cattle	17	View List
Bee Keeping	16	View List
Oxen	1	View List
Sheep	1	View List

Fisheries

Entreprize	No.
Fish
Tilapia	11	View List
Cat Fish	3	View List
other fish	1	View List

Farmer Organizations by Operation Level and Support Organization

Entreprize	No.
Operations Level
Village	919	View List
Subcounty	92	View List
Parish	41	View List
District	24	View List
Regional - multiple districts	2	View List
National - entire country	1	View List

Entreprize	No.
Support Organization
None	671	View List
Non Government Organization	247	View List
Government	85	View List
Others	35	View List
Private Company	35	View List
Community Based Organization(CBO)	20	View List

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

Entreprize	No.
Activity Involved in
Savings and credit (VSLA)	889	View List
Production Level	833	View List
Marketing Level	762	View List
Non-agricultural activities	338	View List
Lobbying and advocacy	60	View List
Agro processing	31	View List
Transport services	1	View List

Entreprize	No.
Leaders by Education Level
Primary	1,583	View List
Secondary	1,268	View List
Tertiary	221	View List
No Formal Education	130	View List
Leaders by Gender
Male	1,785	View List
Female	1,417	View List

Districts In Westnile Sub Region

Sub Region Districts

District	Farmers Orgainzations
Adjumani District	223	View
Arua District	82	View
Koboko District	22	View
Madi-okollo District	66	View
Maracha District	82	View
Moyo District	52	View
Nebbi District	152	View
Obongi District	38	View
Pakwach District	51	View
Yumbe District	125	View
Zombo District	186	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