PELUM in Uganda Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Association is a regional network of over 320 civil society organizations in 12 countries in East, Central and Southern Africa working in the area of participatory ecological land use management. The Association works to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and the sustainability of farming communities, by fostering ecological land use management. Country chapters include Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa, Ethiopia and Swaziland.
Since 1995, PELUM Uganda has been working to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and the sustainability of rural communities, through the fostering of ecological land use management. We: share skills and knowledge about good practices and techniques, through a broad network of likeminded organisations; undertake research and demonstration projects; and advocate for policies that better support smallholder farmers.