<p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mbarara District Farmers’ Association (MBADIFA) is a farmers’ organization which was established in 1994 as a branch of Uganda National Farmers’ Federation. MBADIFA was born out of the need to address insufficient governmental agricultural extension and advisory services, marketing issues, and lack of a common voice for farmers of Mbarara district.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Lato, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In 1997, as a result of decentralization, MBADIFA was established and separately registered with the government as an NGO, and affiliated to UNFFE – Uganda National Farmers’ Federation for the benefit of legal and operational recognition.</span></p>