Abstract:

Uganda’s population currently stands at almost 35 million people and is still growing at an alarming level. 80% of this population is predominantly reliant on agriculture for livelihood and most of them practice subsistence farming as the means by which they feed themselves. In Uganda, land is the most invaluable asset for citizens. It is acquired to provide livelihood, facilitate production and economic transformation of the country. A large and increasing population and the dependence by most on agriculture and subsistence farming creates land problems like limited access to land, land fragmentation and thereby low levels of production, destruction of the ecosystem and even food insecurity. The discussion on land, land rights, access to land, the connection between land, agriculture and food security is therefore very important. The issue of investors in agriculture, gender perspective to land, land tenure security are fundamental issues and must be addressed.