Uganda’s farmers have a collateral problem. It is not necessarily that they lack productive assets. Many smallholders own land, grow crops, keep livestock or manage trees, but much of that productive wealth remains difficult for conventional lenders to recognise as…
For years, agricultural waste has been treated as the unwanted side of farming: coffee husks left around processing plants, maize cobs discarded after harvest, animal manure accumulating on farms and crop residues burned or left to decompose. But across Africa,…
For generations, Uganda’s farmers have created value from the land through food production, livestock and natural resource management. But a new opportunity is emerging that could redefine what it means to be an agricultural entrepreneur: the ability to generate income…
Climate change is forcing farmers across Uganda to make increasingly difficult decisions. The rains that once followed familiar patterns have become less predictable, seasons are shifting and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent. For millions of farmers who depend…
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…