Agriculture Cluster Development Project

Rural economies in most African countries are primarily agrarian with minimal supply chains and inadequate infrastructure to enable access to markets. Most markets for food products are more than two to five hours away from farm households and this is a serious constrain to transportation of produce and movement in general. In Uganda, the poor state of community access roads is often escalated during the heavy rain seasons, when rural road bridges are washed away and roads become impassable thus disconnecting farmers from potential market areas. The spoilt road sections are often referred to as chokes that impede the Effects of heavy rains on Nabitende -Bwengo road in Iganga Cluster regular movement of motor vehicles, motor cycles or even people. These road chokes are a major challenge to the inflow and outflow of commodities to and from rural farming communities. Through the ACDP sub-component 2.3, technical and financial support has been ear marked for small works t