Enterprising Samada is a role model for other’s in her village in south-western Uganda
Read MoreOrganic benefit for pineapple producers
Pineapple growers in Uganda are developing markets and going organic so that they will earn more from selling their fruit.
Read MoreBeekeeping suits young farming couple
Married as teens, Evalyne (28) and 30-year old Tito have been working side by side on their farm for the past decade. Parents of four young children, supporting the family on a just a small parcel of land in rural Uganda hasn’t always been easy – yet they have managed, together.
Read MoreFarm training pay off for Agnes
When experienced farmer Agnes Katushabe (53) volunteered her farm as a demonstration site to promote the production of healthy and nutritious food crops, she didn’t anticipate the added benefits she would get from the experience.
Read MoreGoat scheme makes light of challenge
Patrick Kakuru is looking forward to a time when the day no longer ends when the sun goes down.
Like 95% of rural Ugandans, he lives ‘off the grid’, with no access to mains electricity. However, support from a Self Help Africa project has made the future a little brighter.
Read MoreChildren’s future motivates Emmanuel
A club foot that makes it difficult to farm the steep mountain slopes of Bukimbiri district in Uganda is just one of the obstacles that 54-year old Emmanuel Ngororano has had to overcome in his life.
But he has succeeded in producing enough to keep his family fed, although he struggles to afford the ever-increasing costs of sending his children to school.
Read MoreFarming for the family
Scovia and Gastone Ndisasirwa are amongst thousands of Ugandans whose lives are being transformed by a scheme supporting the development of fruit and vegetable gardens as a means of improving household nutrition.
Young parents of two girls, their garden now looks as if it could stock a supermarket vegetable counter – with cabbage, amaranthus, papaya and tomato growing alongside pumpkin and other produce.
Read MorePeace helps to bridge information gap
Just as mobile telephones have revolutionised the ways we communicate, phone technology is also playing a vital role in transforming the lives of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. For them, the ability to check market prices, or find out at the touch of a button about plant diseases, or when they should sow, is bridging an information gap that has hindered productivity in rural Africa, for generations.
Read MoreLike mother, like daughter
As the leader of of a farmer’s group, 50-year-old potato farmer Fulumina has a lot to be proud about. Despite this achievement, what she is most proud of is her daughter, Grace.
Read MoreA fruit to get passionate about
With a month to go before his first harvest, farmer Bashir Twinomwjuni is already a big fan of his new passion fruit plants. He has yet to harvest but with the fruit hanging heavy on the branches he is feeling optimistic.
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