Masindi is entirely an Agricultural District that thrives greatly on food and livestock production. The livelihood solely rely on farming as the major economic activity. Food Crops produced in Masindi include, cassava, bananas, sweet potatoes, beans, maize among others and the major cash crops grown are coffee, cocao and key to note Sugar cane production has been taken on as a major economic activity where this has taken on most of the land area coverage in the District and has had an effect on food production.
In abid to address this, the District has passed an Environment and Production Ordinance aimed at promoting food security and conserving the environment