Growing up in rural Uganda, Akramz Ssemambo saw firsthand how communities were disconnected from tourism. Poverty, lack of access to education, and environmental degradation are everyday challenges, while tourism often benefits only a few. Many of these communities are also heavily reliant on coffee production as a source of income, but face challenges, including disconnection […]
Enterprise Category: Agriculture
Chekanabo
Self-reliant food security in the Tongogara refugee camp in Zimbabwe through a hatchery.
COPIOUS HARVESTS LTD
People in the Zombo district suffer from high levels of poverty, with many households can barely afford a meal per day. The peasant farmers lack enough disposable incomes to support their families with good education, feeding, and decent accommodation. The whole district has very few iron-roofed houses, as the majority are grass-thatched huts. Uganda Bureau […]
Farm+
Farm+ transforms locally sourced organic waste into high-quality, protein-rich animal feed by utilizing the larvae of the Black Soldier Fly. By harnessing these natural recycling agents, the enterprise provides a sustainable, year-round alternative to conventional feeds that are often expensive, seasonal, and compete with human food sources. This approach not only reduces waste and improves […]
Loketa Agrofarm
With Uganda’s rapidly growing population of close to 50 million healthy foods are high on demand but unaffordable for refugees living far from urban centres, where items have to be transported long distances. This is why Loketa Agrofarm locally grows and sources peanuts and sesame seeds to locally produce healthy and affordable pure and organic […]
Kwetu Nutrition
One of the main causes of infant mortality in the DRC is malnutrition (about 296,000 deaths of children under five in 2018), this stems from acute food insecurity caused by different factors such as conflicts and the insecurity, with population displacement and loss of livelihoods. However, the diversity of diets and the frequency of meals […]
