sustainable farming

Heifer International Uganda Country Director, William Matovu, speaks during Season 3 of the AYuTe Africa Challenge Awards Gala. He emphasized youth-driven innovation as the key to transforming Uganda’s agriculture—turning bright ideas into scalable agribusiness solutions that uplift smallholder farmers.

From Ideas to Impact: How Heifer International Is Cultivating a New Generation of Agri-Innovators in Uganda

By William Matovu Uganda’s story is one of youth and potential. With more than 70% of the population under the age of 30, our young people are the pulse of the nation;
October 21, 2025
L-R: Stephen Byantware, the Guest of Honour and Commissioner for Crop Protection at the Ministry of Agriculture, 2024 Best Farmer winners, H.E Frederieke Quispel Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Charles Mudiwa, CEO dfcu Bank Flag-off 2024 Best Farmers Awards winners to the Netherlands on Thursday 02nd October 2025 at dfcu Head offices in Nakasero.

dfcu Bank Flags Off 2024 Best Farmers Winners to the Netherlands

dfcu Bank, in partnership with Vision Group, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and Koudijs BV, has officially flagged off the winners of the 2024 Best
October 3, 2025
Chelimo Winnie, a barley and timber farmer from Chepkwutar village, in Kapchorwa Municipality, North Eastern Uganda, one of the beneficiaries of Nile Breweries’ Sustainable Barley Programme. PHOTO/Courtesy

DOING GOOD IS GOOD BUSINESS: How Nile Breweries is financially empowering women farmers in Uganda while securing sustainable barley supply to feed growing demand

Nile Breweries Limited is Uganda’s largest beer brewer. To sustain, such a large operation, for its production and brewing activities, the company depends on high-quality crops, such as barley produced by farming

 

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