Rising Food Prices Deepen Household Struggles as Stakeholders Demand Action

What the report says

Agriculture and nutrition stakeholders meeting in Kampala have warned that climate pressures, higher production costs and rising food prices are making it harder for Ugandan households to access nutritious meals. The concerns were raised during the National High-Level Post-World Food Day Policy Dialogue at Hotel Africana, where participants called on government to increase investment in food security programmes and to place affordable diets higher on the national agenda.

The Nile Post reported that the discussion came against a backdrop of prolonged dry spells, expensive fuel, a weaker shilling and higher costs for imported farm inputs. It also cited Uganda Bureau of Statistics figures showing food crop inflation at 10.7% in October 2026, while headline inflation stood at 5.8%. Speakers said the effects are being felt by families, schoolchildren, students and small businesses, with basic foods such as beans and posho becoming less affordable.

Agnes Kirabo of the Food Rights Alliance urged practical action rather than more discussion, including budget support for food access and stronger enforcement against adulterated food. Amelia Kyambadde, the Mawokota County North MP who chairs Parliament’s agriculture committee, said interventions should reach farmers directly and be matched with local advice and public nutrition education. Jeannette Wijnants of Welthungerhilfe pointed to a digital farming app used in West Nile and Karamoja, while UNICEF Uganda nutrition chief Zakaria Fusheini stressed that even where food is produced nationally, unequal access is leaving many children at risk of malnutrition.