MAAIF, RTV partner to end ultra-poverty in rural communities
Published on
6 April 2026
Originally published on monitor.co.ug by Eve Muganga.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has collaborated with the Canadian-based NGO, Raising the Village (RTV) to end ultra-poverty in rural communities.
The improvement of household incomes is expected to be achieved through the thematic areas of agricultural production, food security, and access to clean water, health services, and access to credit. The direct beneficiaries of this program are; subsistence farmers earning less than Shs1,800 a day in remote and hard-to-reach villages.
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