Creative Initiative for Enterprise Development (CIfED), established in 2013, is a social enterprise addressing rising poverty in Uganda’s Teso sub-region. With many households turning to charcoal burning for income, leading to significant landscape degradation, CIfED launched the ReDLAF Initiative to counter these challenges. The initiative focuses on enhancing farmers’ capacities in collective marketing and product quality improvement, aiming to secure higher prices and offer alternative income sources. By promoting sustainable agricultural practices, ReDLAF encourages tree cultivation, reducing dependence on charcoal and preserving the environment. In partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), CIfED is developing value chains for key crops like simsim, groundnuts, green grams, soya, and cassava in Kaberamaido District. FAO supports this effort through value chain development and financing for clean grain production in Alwa and Kaberamaido sub-counties.