Across the East African Community, the agricultural and food systems are facing mounting pressure. Climate shocks ranging from prolonged droughts to unpredictable rainfall continue to erode productivity and expose millions to food insecurity. Soil degradation, loss of biodiversity, and growing dependence on costly synthetic inputs are weakening the resilience of smallholder farmers who form the

Launch of the CEFROHT Youth Advocates for Healthy Diets CEFROHT launches the CEFROHT Youth Advocates for Healthy Diets, a dynamic and passionate movement of young leaders committed to transforming Uganda’s food environment and protecting the right to adequate food. This youth-led campaign has brought together university students, from schools of law, public health, nutrition, and

CEFROHT joined EAC regional CSO partners in a regional webinar on the EAC Seed and Plant Varieties Bill, 2025, drawing over 100 participants from civil society, farmer networks, legal experts, researchers, and advocacy groups across the EAC region. Discussions centered on the draft Bill’s bias towards commercial seed systems and its failure to uphold the

During a high-level plenary session at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in Tanzania, the Executive Director CEFROHT delivered a powerful call to action on the future of East Africa’s food system. With urgency and conviction, he challenged regional lawmakers to enact robust policies that safeguard indigenous seeds, regulate agrochemical use, and strengthen agroecology as

CEFROHT joined regional partners at the Regional Multi-Stakeholder Conference on Advancing Agroecological Trade in the East African Community (EAC), convened by Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) in Jinja under the theme “Placing Agroecological and Resilient Food Systems Trade at the Heart of the EAC.” The conference brought together farmers’ networks, traders, policymakers, border

CEFROHT strengthened its advocacy for a sustainable and more just food system across the East African Community (EAC). Alongside high-level policy dialogues, CEFROHT held strategic discussions with the Heinrich Böll Foundation to explore collaborative avenues for enhancing regional agroecology policy and legal frameworks. The conversations highlighted the need for a coherent regional legislative and governance

Speaking to regional stakeholders, CEFROHT’s Executive Director, Dr. David Kabanda, delivered a clear and compelling message: the EAC must urgently strengthen its regional laws and policies on highly hazardous pesticide use to protect both people and environment health. Dr. Kabanda noted that East Africa has reached a critical turning point. The mounting scientific evidence linking

In our continued pursuit of building resilient, people-centered food systems, CEFROHT has established the CEFROHT-Naggalama Agroecology Learning Center as a Social Enterprise that empowers smallholder women farmers in agroecology practice. Through this, CEFROHT is demonstrating how agroecology can powerfully link climate adaptation, women’s empowerment, and sustainable livelihoods. The learning center integrates agroecological dairy farming with

In commemoration of this year’s World Food Day, the Center for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT) convened two Twitter (X) Space discussions that brought together farmers, youth innovators, policymakers, and community advocates to reimagine Uganda’s food systems. The discussions were held under the theme “Agroecology in Action: Learning, Innovation, and Wealth Creation for Youth

In a significant step toward institutional collaboration, CEFROHT held a strategic meeting with the Deputy Solicitor General to discuss joint efforts in promoting and advancing the right to adequate food in Uganda. The meeting focused on exploring how legal and policy reforms can be leveraged to make the right to adequate food a lived reality

CEFROHT continues to champion justice for vulnerable women facing land rights violations, with reaffirmation that land is not just a commodity, but a foundation of livelihood, identity, and human rights. In Kyotera District, CEFROHT is legally representing a widow who was forcefully evicted from her land after a fraudster deceitfully processed a certificate of ownership

CEFROHT’s legal team continues to push forward with the landmark case challenging the Government of Kenya’s decision to lift the ban on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The case, now awaiting cause-listing for trial, seeks to uphold the rights of smallholder farmers to seed sovereignty and to protect farmer-managed seed systems as a foundation for food