Tanzania’s agricultural development bank has just published numbers that are hard to ignore. The Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) has disbursed Sh1.55 trillion to 862 projects, reaching more than 2.6 million people, and Sh1.32 trillion of that, 84 percent of…
With aggregation, farmers become suppliers. They gain access to larger markets, better market information, improved inputs and stronger bargaining power. Businesses, in turn, gain what they need most: reliable, predictable supply. Modern agricultural markets are no longer built simply on…
Uganda’s agricultural sector presents one of the country’s most enduring contradictions. It employs the majority of the population, contributes significantly to export earnings, occupies a central place in government policy and is frequently described as the backbone of the economy.…
For years, Uganda’s agricultural conversation has largely revolved around one dominant narrative: farmers need more support, more financing, more inputs, more seedlings, more tractors and more training. While all these interventions matter, they may not fully address the real structural…