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Sustainable Agriculture

Dr. Richard Wemesa (third from left in blue suit) alongside his wife pose with a cheque after being declared second runner-up at the 2025 Best Farmers Awards. Looking on is Annette Kiconco (extreme left), dfcu Bank Chief Retail Banking Officer, Frederieke Quispel – Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Uganda (on extreme right), and Dr. Wemesa's farm managers.

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

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
December 22, 2025
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H.E. Virginie Leroy (C), Ambassador of France to Uganda, PostBank Uganda Managing Director Julius Kakeeto (L) Martin Mugisha, Executive Director, Operations (R), and Marc Trouyet, the Country Director for AFD in Uganda, during the announcement the Bank's partnership with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), France’s public development bank, through which15 million EURO, equivalent to UGX 60 billion as a concessional line of credit and an additional 1 million EURO, about UGX 4 billion, technical assistance grant will be extended to PostBank to drive sustainable agriculture. The event was held today, 2nd October 2025 at the Banks Nansana Branch.

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

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 at the
October 3, 2025

 

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