Global Forum on Migration and Development
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Title: 

Strengthening Capacity to Harness the Positive Effects of Migration

Countries and areas: 
Uganda
Partner(s): 
FAO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Diaspora Department)
Tags: 
Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development, Diaspora Empowerment and Engagement, Livelihoods and Job Creation, Return and Reintegration
Summary: 

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to poverty reduction and inclusive rural transformations, through the creation of decent employment opportunities in rural areas prone to outmigration, while promoting migration as a climate adaptation strategy.

Specifically, the project aims to support governments and rural stakeholders to adopt and implement policies and strategies that promote sustainable alternatives to migration for rural youth, empower family members that stay behind, harness the contributions of migrants and diaspora to rural livelihoods, and support prospective and return migrants.
In Uganda,it aims at promoting the role of migrants in the agrifood systems, empowering diaspora agripreneurs, and facilitating their investments and skills transfer, including the establishment of the Uganda Diaspora Agribusiness Network (UDAN) and the launch of a diaspora agribusiness award

GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2022-2023 - GRT 3 Background Paper " Diasporas as actors of economic, social and cultural development"

Link: 

https://www.fao.org/flexible-multipartner-mechanism/projects/project-det...


Source (retrieved on 07/16/2025 - 20:39): https://www.gfmd.org/pfp/ppd/18288