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NARO Competitive Research Grants: Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation 2026

National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) with Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project

Competitive applied research funding for Ugandan researchers and organisations developing climate-resilient solutions across agricultural and fisheries value chains.

Deadline
14 September 2026, 5:00 PM EAT
Region
Uganda
Uganda
Uganda eligible
Who can apply
Public agricultural research institutes, Academia, Private sector organisations, Civil society organisations, Individuals with demonstrated scientific capacity
View official opportunity Last verified: 3 September 2026

In 30 seconds

  • How much: not published in the current call summary we can verify. Confirm any ceiling in the official September 2026 call.
  • Who: Ugandan public research institutes, academia, private sector, civil society and individuals with demonstrated scientific capacity.
  • What: climate-resilient and sustainable interventions in crop, livestock and fisheries value chains.
  • Biggest condition: the five-page proposal limit; exceeding it risks administrative disqualification.
  • Due: 14 September 2026 at 5:00 PM EAT.
  • Where: submission details are specified in the official NARO call.

What this opportunity is

NARO coordinates Uganda's National Agricultural Research System. This competitive call sits under the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project and funds research that produces climate-resilient and sustainable interventions in crop, livestock and fisheries value chains.

It is an applied research call. The emphasis is on interventions that can be tested and used within Ugandan value chains rather than on basic science.

The current call limits proposals to five pages. That constraint shapes everything: the strongest submissions state the problem, the intervention, the method and the expected use of results without padding.

What it funds

  • Climate-resilient and sustainable interventions in crop value chains
  • Livestock value chain research
  • Fisheries value chain research
  • Applied research that improves productivity, resilience or market performance

Eligibility

Country
Uganda
Applicants
Public agricultural research institutes, academia, private sector, civil society and individuals with demonstrated scientific capacity
Proposal length
Maximum five pages in the current call
Funding ceiling
Not specified in the published call summary. Confirm in the official document.

Is this a good fit for you?

Methods Bench interpretation, not official funder eligibility.

Apply if

  • You are part of Uganda's National Agricultural Research System or can demonstrate scientific capacity
  • Your intervention is testable within a Ugandan value chain
  • You can make the full case in five pages
  • The work produces something a farmer, processor or agency can use
  • Your team covers the technical and socio-economic sides of the problem

Probably skip if

  • The work is basic science with no value-chain application
  • Your proposal cannot be compressed to five pages
  • The activity is implementation or extension with no research component

What could a competitive project look like?

Illustrative ideas, not suggestions from the funder. They are here to show the scale of work this call can realistically support.

  • Testing a climate-resilient variety or practice with a defined group of farmers and measuring adoption barriers.
  • A value-chain study identifying post-harvest loss points and trialling a low-cost mitigation.
  • A fisheries management intervention evaluated against productivity and resilience indicators.

What you need to prepare

Required by the call

  • Proposal of no more than five pages, in the format required by the official call

How the application works

  1. 1
    Read the official call

    Confirm the thematic scope, format and submission address on the NARO announcement.

  2. 2
    Confirm your eligibility

    Check that your institution or individual capacity meets the stated requirements.

  3. 3
    Draft within five pages

    Exceeding the limit can result in administrative disqualification.

  4. 4
    Submit by the stated route

    Follow the submission instructions exactly as given in the official call.

Key dates

Deadline
14 September 2026

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The Methods Bench take

Our editorial reading of the call. The funder remains the authoritative source.

Best suited for
Ugandan agricultural teams with a practical intervention already grounded in a specific value chain.
The main hurdle
The five-page limit. Compressing problem, method and impact into five pages takes more drafting time than a longer proposal.
Start early on
Agreeing the intervention and the partners in the value chain, and cutting the draft to length.
Watch out for
Administrative disqualification for exceeding the page limit or missing the submission format.

Before you start, check

  • Am I within the eligible applicant categories?
  • Is my intervention tied to a crop, livestock or fisheries value chain?
  • Is my proposal five pages or fewer?
  • Have I followed the submission instructions exactly?
  • Can my institution clear the submission before 14 September?

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