Uganda
Timeframe
October 2021 to December 2024
Uganda’s economy is driven by agriculture-particularly subsistence farming.
Over 71.8% of the land area is under cultivation. Uganda produces a wide range of crops and livestock products. Beef and dairy production systems contribute to 16% of agricultural GDP and are important source of export earnings.
Agriculture is responsible for 27% of Uganda’s GHG emissions of which 20% comes from enteric methane emissions. Uganda’s NDC (2022) commits to reducing emissions by 24.7% by 2030. Uganda’s NDC highlights the potential for emissions reductions in livestock through improving livestock breeding, yield increase and manure management.
The NZCSA initiative was launched in Uganda in December 2021 to develop and adopt a GHG inventory for beef and dairy cattle using a Tier 2 method. It helps understand Uganda’s cattle sector and data availability that enables Uganda’s implementation of the adaptation and mitigation strategies for GHG.
Impact
The NZ CSA Initiative has enabled Uganda to set up a Tier 2 inventory of greenhouse gas emissions from cattle. This inventory will support Uganda to develop and track the progress of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies and reflect these in future. reporting.
In-country partners
The work is supported by an in-country advisory group with representatives
ILRI Uganda
Gulu University
District Veterinary Officers
UCCCU19
Heifer International Uganda
JESA Dairy Farm Ltd
Other local partners include
Ministry of Agriculture
Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
Makerere University
National Agricultural Research Organisation
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
National industry bodies, local government and farmers
