In addition to the existing partnerships with Uganda National Farmers Federation (UNFEE), District Farmers Associations (DFAs), Uganda Small Scale Industries Association, Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF), Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) – we will seek to add more strategic partners who equally have millions of people in […]
There are local FM stations in each district or sub region where we would seek partnership to conduct radio programs building on the information disseminated. For example, if we have disseminated information about the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) model, the radio program shall also be about the OWC involving local […]
Following scientific evaluation on AfT’s information resources by Busara Behavioural Insights that show significant effectiveness of SMS prompt as part of broader information dissemination to farmers, our subsequent information dissemination interventions will put SMS prompts at the center. We anticipate sms prompts to follow aftere.g information about agricultural financing. In […]
Ideas matter. Substance rather than form is supreme. Truth, reasonableness and respect are critical to blooming of enduring ideas. And for ideas to matter, they should be relevant and contextual. Such ideas should also be bold and practical enough to solve real world problems and thus expand opportunities and options […]
Agency for Transformation (AfT) in partnership with USAID / Governance, Accountability, Participation and Performance (GAPP) Program are implementing a project to strengthen oversight role of farmers and private sector to improve budget integrity and reduce cost of doing business in Mityana and Mubende Districts. AFT on Monday 24th March 2014 had key […]
Youth livelihood programme (YLP) is a five year government development programme that started in 2013, ending in 2018 targeting poor and unemployed youth to harness their social-economic potential and increase self-employment opportunities and income levels with a budget of 265 billion Uganda shillings. The project was meant to support the […]
AfT is a National level NGO thatchampions innovative thinking about agriculture and offers new directions for agricultural practice. We are a prenier voice that questions the agriculturalsystem that reproduces subsistence farmers yearafter year against the much neededtransformation beheld in Uganda’s NationalDevelopment Plan
Edward O. Wilson famously said, “Destroying rain forest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.” Beyond those fascinated by classic and legacy art, what do the foregoing words mean for us as Ugandans and the nation we love? The Uganda National Forest Plan 2012-2022 […]
Download Document The tourism sector alone contributed 7.9% to Uganda’s GDP in 2013 amounting to about shillings 5.5 trillion (USD $1.9 billion) with as little investment of Uganda Shillings 800 million in the 2012/2013 financial year. This return on investment is high and clearly shows the tourism sector’s exponential capability […]
Kenya Pipeline Company has completed the construction of a parallel pipeline from Sinendet to Kisumu expected to enhance petroleum product availability in the Western region. Addressing the press, Company Corporate Communications Manager Jason Nyantino said the 112 km, 10-inch pipeline runs parallel to the previous 6-inch pipeline. “It is going […]
A long-term study in Kenya has shown that organic farming not only generates comparable yields, but also produces more income and health benefits for farmers than conventional methods. Findings from the 10-year study conducted in Thika and Chuka sub-counties in the East African nation demystified the widely-held belief that organic […]
Today, countries across the globe celebrate World Environment Day, an occasion that has grown in importance and is observed internationally to raise awareness about our environment and climate change. In Rwanda, the day was marked on Friday as part of National Environment Week, which promotes environmental stewardship by reducing resource […]
The National Agriculture Export Board (NAEB) and a Korean-based company, HEWorks Rwanda Silk, have signed an agreement to improve silk production in the country. HEWorks Rwanda Silk will invest $5.1 million into silk production, according to the 10-year agreement signed on Tuesday. Innocent Musabyimana, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry […]
Promoting agriculture insurance is a noble effort but it also demonstrates a general lack of understanding of how insurance industry works. It also probably explains why insurance penetration remains low. There is talk of climate risks as a virgin area to be exploited by insurance companies. Some officials at the […]
THE government has challenged the National Fish Quality Control Laboratory (NFQCL) to carry out regular inspection and testing of fish products amid fear of growing illegal fishing practices in Lake Victoria. Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Dr Charles Tizeba said here over the weekend that the laboratory has to […]
INDUSTRIAL investors and other producers operating in Mauritius intend to penetrate the East African market and they plan to start off this initiative by staging a special manufacturer exhibition in Arusha next October. That apparently has resulted from the working visit to the Indian Ocean Commission in Mauritius, by the […]
The agricultural sector will perhaps gain the highest from closer relations between Kenya and the State of Israel. Israel is a world leader in agricultural research and development, and its innovations have led to dramatic increases in the quantity and quality of farm produce. Despite more than half of Israel […]
Coffee farmers have been challenged to improve quality to earn better prices. Angelique Karekezi, the managing director of Rwanda Small Holder Specialty Coffee Company (RWASHOSCCO), said farmers must observe proper agronomic practices and improve bean handling along the value chain. Karekezi attributed the low prices of coffee to poor quality […]
The MasterCard Foundation has launched a programme aimed at reducing poverty levels among youth in northern Uganda, through promotion of the agribusiness value chain to create jobs. The programme which is to be implemented under the MasterCard Youth Forward initiative and the Driving Youth-led New Agribusiness and Microenterprise (DYNAMIC), will […]