Sustainable Agriculture Archives

From Seasons to Systems: Rethinking How Uganda Finances Agriculture.

CEO East Africa MagazineThought LeadershipJanuary 29, 2026January 29, 2026

By Annette Kiconco At the start of every planting season, thousands of Ugandan farmers confront the same calculation: when to plant, how much to invest, and whether to absorb risk…

Powered by dfcu: How a Bank Overdraft, Grit, and Vision Lifted Dr. Richard Wemesa onto Uganda’s Best Farmers List

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial Services Company NewsDecember 22, 2025December 22, 2025

When Dr. Richard Wemesa was announced as second runner-up at the 2025 Best Farmers Awards, the applause that followed did not merely celebrate a well-run farm in Wakiso District. The Vision Group’s Best Farmers Awards, in partnership with dfcu Bank, KLM, and the Netherlands Embassy, is an annual initiative recognizing outstanding Ugandan farmers, featuring transparent judging, significant cash prizes, and learning trips to the Netherlands to promote modern, sustainable agriculture. Dr. Wemesa’s national recognition as one of Uganda’s best farmers acknowledged something deeper: a story of patience, failure, reinvention and the quiet power of timely finance. At the heart of…

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From Luuka to the Netherlands: The Rise of a Farmer Redefining Agribusiness in Uganda

Jeff WintersAgriculture & Agro-industry Executive ProfilesDecember 5, 2025December 5, 2025

On most weekends in Nakabugu, a small village in Luuka District, you will not find Apollo Gabazira in Kampala’s quiet suburbs or relaxing at home. You will find him on his farm; in mud-caked overalls, walking between zero-grazing units, checking fodder plots, or demonstrating how to mix a feed ration to a group of students from St. Joseph Technical College. The air hums with the rhythm of a place that knows exactly what it’s doing. Ayrshire cows chew calmly in their stalls. A worker pushes wheelbarrows of manure toward the manure bank. Casual labourers slash fodder while farmers from nearby…

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How dfcu Bank is Supporting Uganda’s Agricultural Sector Through dfcu Foundation

Brian EmorutBusiness & Markets CEO PerspectivesOctober 17, 2025October 17, 2025

In a rapidly evolving economy like Uganda’s, where agriculture remains both the backbone and the beating heart of livelihoods, dfcu Bank is redefining what it means to invest in transformation…

PostBank Secures UGX 60 Billion from French Development Bank to Boost Sustainable Agriculture

Paul MurungiCompany NewsOctober 3, 2025October 3, 2025

PostBank, which is rebranding to Pearl Bank, has announced a 13-year strategic partnership with Agence Française de Dévelopement (AFD), France’s public development bank, to support sustainable agricultural financing. Formalized today…

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