Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness - IMPACT Stories

The fourth of our Impact Stories explores Mushroom Farming in Northern Uganda through the eyes of entrepreneur Vincent Okot.

Learn about the impact of Gordon Odira Abich's work in the third issue of the Impact Story series.

Explore 'Impact Story No. 2 (2024)' which chronicles the remarkable achievements of Ssentongo Semei Kawuki. This piece highlights Kawuki's dedication to social change and the innovative solutions he has implemented to address pressing issues in his locality.

The first of our Impact Stories from Cohort 5 of our 'Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness' course introduces the inspirational story of Mackline Asingwire and her fish farming business in Western Uganda.

This is the first Impact Story in our new series highlighting the work of young entrepreneurs who are alumni of our Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness course in 2023. This story introduces Naswirah Nalukwago and her Ugandan rabbit farm.

This is the second Impact Story in our new series highlighting the work of young entrepreneurs who are alumni of our Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness course in 2023. This story introduces Tadeo Monday and his piggery business in Uganda.

The third Impact Story in our series highlighting the work of young entrepreneurs who are alumni of our Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness course in 2023. This story introduces Jane Lewinsky Mozere, who is working hard to develop a Mulberry tree plantation so that she can provide Mulberry Tea to the people of Kenya.

The fourth story in our Impact series is about Cornelius Kipruto, a young entrepreneur from Laikipia University in Kenya who has launched a bio-fuel business to combat climate change by using cow dung to produce clean and efficient biogas.

In our fifth impact story we would like to introduce Sandra Ankunda. Sandra’s business, started in 2020 with the support of her family, is called Sandra Matooke Enterprise Limited, and is located in Mbarara, western Uganda. It processes matooke, a variety of starchy green banana (plantain), into instant matooke flour and raw matooke flour.

Our sixth Impact story explores Ugbad Garlic Production, a farm business led by Arimye Amhed Mohamed in Somaliland aiming to provide high quality garlic to local markets.

In the seventh story of our Impact series we explore the work of Sylivia Natundula and how Goshen Maggot Farm is producing Black Soldier Fly as a cost effective, safe and nutritious animal feed in Northern Uganda.

The eighth story in our impact series features Victor Ssenabulya from the Uganda Christian University in Mukono, Uganda. Victor is further growing his rabbit business, focusing on the production of soil improvers, fertilizers and pesticides based upon rabbit droppings and urine. There's an old saying in Yorkshire "where there's muck, there's brass" and Victor is ably demonstrating that animal waste can indeed be turned into a profitable business.