An inclusive development model does not merely give the most vulnerable people a voice and account for their needs; it also takes them on board as drivers of change. Small-holder farmer members of the Aratarach Farmers’ Cooperative Society used poor cassava post-harvest handling practices, resulting in low-quality cassava chips that fetched low prices. When they secured …
On April 6, 2022, Rwandaro Coffee Farmer’s Cooperative Society Limited (RCFCSL), based in Rubirizi District, signed a three-year grant agreement with the United States African Development Foundation (USADF). The grant will go towards assisting the cooperative and farmers to improve the quality and quantity of coffee, thus spending on modern coffee grading equipment and expanding …
RWANDARO COFFEE FARMER’S COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED (RCFCSL). Read More »
Kayonza Growers Tea Facility Limited (KGTF) had around 6,460 farmers who grow and supply green tea leaves to the factory in Kanungu District, Western Uganda. KGTF lacked the equipment to package its tea into tea sachets and tea bags for sale as premium branded tea. It was also difficult to pay the 6,460 farmers in …
Small-holder farmers in Uganda use poor post-harvest handling practices. They used sticks to thresh maize, producing low-quality broken maize that fetches low prices. Farmers in the Namubuka Area Cooperative Enterprises were not immune to such practices, and their capacity to compete in the maize export market in Kenya was hurt as a result. With support …
Despite producing some of the finest cocoa beans in the region, farmers belonging to the Semliki Cooperative Union had failed to gain access to the high-end specialty cocoa markets. Poor practices during harvesting, fermentation, drying, and storage were letting the farmers down. When they secured a United States African Development Foundation (USADF) grant and business development …
Since 2001, Uganda Development Trust has provided business development and grant management services to United States African Development Foundation and Government of Uganda-funded grantees in Uganda. Read about some of the beneficiaries of this program.
Uganda Development Trust has been providing business development and grant management services to grantees funded by the United States African Development Foundation and the government of Uganda in Uganda since 2001. Watch stories about some of the beneficiaries of this program.
Members of the Uganda Development Trust Board visit projects supported by the United States African Development Foundation (USADF): Mrs. Rutaroh Joan, Mrs. Muhanguzi Naome, and Mrs. Ndidde Alice were on the team, along with Mrs. Bamwine Elizabeth, who represented management. The organizations visited in Eastern Uganda include Bukawa Area Marketing Enterprise, Kiwemba Area Cooperative Enterprises, Bufumbo Organic …
Mr. Timothy Nzioka, USADF Director of Programs for Africa, visited Uganda to assess Yo! Uganda’s project implementation progress. He met Uganda Development Trust and Yo! Uganda staff as well as USADF grantees who are taking part in the nationwide Mastercard Farmer Network platform, dubbed Yo! PayAgric. USADF funded Yo! Uganda to operationalize the Mastercard Farmer …
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Coffee World Ltd., with support from USADF, has embraced the digital system of doing business as an effective, efficient, and fastest method of minimizing the risks associated with cash-based systems. So far, Coffee World Ltd has mobilized 1,245 women, coffee farmers, under their respective associations in the three districts of Kapchorwa, Kween, and Bukwo. These …
