Smallholder farmers expect more from World Food Program Purchase for Progress

By Gerald Businge on June 23, 2010 agriculture in Uganda, agriculture markets in Africa, farmers access to agriculture markets, improving agriculture and food security, initiatives for food security, Lydia Wamala WFP Uganda Spokesperson, marketing agriculture produce, Purchase for progress, Stanlake Samkange WFP Uganda Country Director, World Food Programme Agriculture, Business news, Featured, Media Gallery

Elias Simuntu is today one of the most successful farmers in Uganda. Apart from being assured of stable income every farming season, Simuntu leads a farmers group that sells food commodities to WFP and other major food buyers. But not all farmers are able to sell to WFP even after it launched the Purchase for progress to buy direct from farmers.