Studies show that in the past 30 years, only about 5% of investments in agricultural research and education has been directed towards preventing postharvest losses (PHLs) in Africa.

Uganda’s largest employer is the agriculture sector, which provides livelihoods for up to 70% of the country’s working population. The sector contributes up to 22% of GDP and 34% of export earnings. The country’s national development blueprint, the 3rd National Development Plan (NDP3), a derivative of the vision 2040, underscores the agriculture sector as the critical pathway to enhance the productivity of Uganda’s economies to middle-income status.

COVID-19 has become an unprecedented and unpredictable global crisis. On 21st March 2020, Uganda reported its first COVID-19 case and this triggered its first lockdown. According to Daily Monitor on June 18, 2021, President Museveni ordered a 42 day lockdown to reduce the rising cases of COVID-19 as the country experienced the second wave of the pandemic1.

Solar drying is one of the most efficient, and cost-effective, renewable, and sustainable technologies to conserve agricultural products in sub-Saharan African countries including Uganda.

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UGANDA LEVERAGING CLIMATE ACTION SOLUTION OF SOLAR DRYERS TO DRIVE ADAPTATION NDC’S IMPLEMENTATION: THE CASE OF UGANDA

Given the dominance of agriculture as a source of livelihood, agro-industrialization driven using climate action solutions offers a great opportunity for Uganda and Africa to embark on its long-term aspiration of transitioning into a modern industrial economy.

UNEP EBAFOSA/ PEWOSA INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR CLIMATE ACTION LEVERAGING ON  COMMUNAL PEWOSA COOPERATIVE RISK SHARING FACILITY REPORT

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Access to finance is important for establishing momentum and raising ambition but countries continue to face challenges in securing the financial resources needed to achieve Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets in countries. With the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015,

Leveraging Climate Action Solutions of Solar Dryers to drive  NDCs implementation in Uganda

Overview  

Uganda is an agrarian country where farming employs more than 70% of the population. Given the dominance of agriculture as a source of livelihood, agro-industrialization driven using climate  action solutions offers a great opportunity for Uganda to embark on its long-term aspiration of  transitioning into a modern industrial economy. Uganda National Development Plan three goal of  Agro-Industrialization is to increase commercialization and competitiveness of agricultural  production and agro processing.

Nigeria Climate Action Solar Dryer Report

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) implementation through enterprise actions for demand and market driven transitions to the low Emissions Development pathway in Nigeria. 

Nigeria is the 55th most vulnerable1country and the 22nd least ready country. It needs investment and  innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for climate action. Having ratified the Paris Climate  Change Agreement,

Maiden solar dryers project in Ghana

The Ebapreneur Solutions Ghana volunteers under the Ecosystem based adaptation for food  security assembly (EBAFOSA) installed a locally manufactured solar dryer at Akortiekrom  community. Akortiekrom is a predominant farming community in Birim south District, Eastern  region of Ghana.