In Uganda, IFAD is working to increase the incomes of rural households living in poverty, along with improving their food security and reducing their vulnerability. Activities target two groups:

• Poor smallholder households who have the potential to commercialize their economic activities;
• and Extremely vulnerable households who have limited livelihood options and are generally bypassed by development initiatives.

The IFAD country strategic opportunities programme has three objectives:

• Increase the production, productivity and climate resilience of smallholder agriculture;
• Enhance the integration of smallholders into markets; and
• Increase access to and use of financial services by rural people.