Livelihood security has been a major driving force behind the adoption of organic agriculture practices. Developing countries have in many cases entered organic agriculture with the main goal of supporting small-scale farmers to adopt sustainable farming practices in order to improve their livelihoods and agro-ecological conditions in rural areas (e.g. the Philippines and Southeast Brazil in the early 1980s). More about the motives behind the early adoption of organic agriculture. (Building Sustainable Organic Sectors 2008) In Uganda, a high proportion of the rural population is struggling. To them, agriculture is an important livelihood strategy. Over the years, organic agriculture has developed into a booming sub-sector. Michael Hauser of the University of Agricultural Sciences in Austrai writes about livelihood security and organic agriculture. Livelihood  Security and Organic Agriculture. The Case of Uganda (External Link) IFOAM is constantly updating the information on this website. Comments or suggestions contact the Platform Coordinator Back to the Arguments for Organic Page Back to the Growing Organic page
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