Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness - IMPACT Stories #Uganda

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

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.

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.

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.