From transformation to sustainability: Scaling inclusive climate services in East Africa
Farmers, researchers, and institutions under the ECREA project are strengthening inclusive climate services in Uganda’s bean sector, improving access to weather information, addressing gaps, and building sustainable systems for resilient farming.
From transformation to sustainability: Scaling inclusive climate services in East Africa
Farmers, researchers, and institutions under the ECREA project are strengthening inclusive climate services in Uganda’s bean sector, improving access to weather information, addressing gaps, and building sustainable systems for resilient farming.
Across East Africa’s bean growing regions, climate services are beginning to change how farmers access and use weather and climate information. Stronger partnerships, more localized advisories, and growing farmer demand are reshaping the system. In Uganda’s bean sector, this transformation is particularly visible. Trust has increased. Institutional coordination has strengthened. Local advisory systems are functioning. Yet resilience is not complete. As climate information becomes more embedded in decision making, new questions about inclusion, sustainability, and scale emerge.
Access remains uneven. While WhatsApp groups have proven highly effective, not all farmers own smartphones. Wieng Leonard, a community based facilitator and Chairperson of the AgroClimate Advisory Committee in Hoima District’s Bujimba Town Council, acknowledges this challenge:
“Some farmers are still facing challenges of lacking smartphones.”