Justus Twebaze

In partnership with CRAFT, Sebei Farmers’ SACCO has: ✅increased its registered members by 1,100 ✅diversified product offering to include financial, extension & marketing services This has increased shareholding & farmer productivity. Read more 👉 t.ly/_Gxs

Exceedingly exciting, field based test run results for Taurus potato variety: Dutch variety, high yielding, with preferred processing attributes being tried in Ug by consortium partners, implementing SDGP-Innovating the Ugandan Potato Value Chain.

@crafteastafrica @NLinUganda @DutchMFA @NLagriUganda @narouganda @AgriterraUG @MAAIF_Uganda @Karin_Boven @SNV_AgriFood @CGIARAfrica @snv_uganda Thank you Panyimur Dei for the services to the smallholder farmers.

CRAFT was delighted to host the delegation from @NLinUganda during their visit to Panyimur Dei Farmers’ Coop (Panyimur) in West Nile on Friday 09 Dec. The coop shared about the services they provide farmers to enable them to adapt to the effects of #climatechange & other factors.

Today participants in the #potatoweek 2022 conducted a field day to different actors in the potato value chain. The visit to the culture lab and aeroponic house at @RwandaAgriBoard Musanze station allowed them to witness the conception of seed potatoes from in-vitro plantlets.

1/3 Today is Day 6⃣ at the #COP27 Food Systems Pavilion. The agenda will focus on key trends & challenges for food security & climate adaption & mitigation, & bring forth the solutions we need to "urgently" implement at scale for food system resilience. #CRAFTatCOP27

@AgriterraUG wishes to congraculate Kisoro Potato Growers Union on their partnership with @psalmsfood. We facilitated the capacity bldg @crafteastafrica vomuhabura.com/psalms-food-in….

Farming for business is the way to go because it improves household incomes and the quality of production @naads_ug @AgriterraUG @SNV_AGRI @nuwabineenock1 @crafteastafrica @biziabby @psalms_food @KisoroP

Today I participated in the National cooperative Database Launch and Stakeholders engagement by AMEA, SCOPEinsight, @AgriterraUG and many other development partners. Key takeaway away is for Development Partners to showcase our works to the Agricultural Donor Working groups.

Esther Ajuko is an #Agric Extension Worker with P’KWI Farmers’ Cooperative. We celebrate her today for breaking the #STEMCareers ceiling by advancing in a 🚹 dominated field as the Lead Operator for her company's Sunflower Oil Extraction Machines. #GirlsInSTEM #WomensMonth2022

It is planting season, women group members of Kisoro Cooperative Union access Potato seed, other inputs on credit payable at harvest time. @Agriterra with a sustainable services model, the women understand their cost drivers and revenue streams @crafteastafrica

This cop was youth founded and is youth led in partnership with Rukiga Sacco envisions a systematic transformation from subsistence farming to commercial status. We will sustainably create wealth through agribusiness. @JustusTwebaze2 @CeesvanRij @alvin2uganda

Lack of internal capitalization is one of the key reasons why cooperatives are having hard times to survive, grow, compete and realise business. That's why @agriterra organised a workshop for Kisoro Union to internally find ways to build internal capital @crafteastafrica

Today is #InternationalYouthDay! Read how @crafteastafrica is helping young people respond to #ClimateChange related challenges affecting the agric sector; by supporting the adoption of #ClimateSmartAgric practices & technologies➡️shorturl.at/yzSX2 @Agriterra @kilimoKE

In the youth program trajectory of @Agriterra mentorship of the youth councils is key for sustainability of youth participation in agriculture and cooperatives.We had a mentorship session for chepkorio dairies youth council,they seek to have a stable, structured and functional YC

The team further trained BC management and staff in Management Information Systems (MIS) for financial and technical reporting. @vanSchieMarieke @SNVworld @SNV_Kenya @SNV_Tanzania @CGIARclimate @cgiarclimate_EA @AgriterraUG

Day 4 with @AgriterraRwanda for Cooperative Assessment of Uganda National Seed Potato Producers Association (UNSPPA) with a mission for a sustainable production of quality seed Potatoes @AgriterraUG

The youth of P'kwi taking the youth from kumi through the sunflower value chain, an exchange visit organised by UNYFA was very useful to both parties, with lots of learning, new ideas, encouragement and of course lots of fun when youth get together.

@JustusTwebaze2 @AgriterraUG @crafteastafrica It was a very exiting experience with very many other women from other Cooperatives that are supported by Agritera, we realised that apart from being underrepresented in decision making, women them selves are shy from making decisions, there is need for such trainings for women.

Women farmers are frequently underrepresented in decision making bodies within agricultural cooperatives @AgriterraUG supports the process of building female leadership, a 3 day female leadership training for cooperatives that are co-investing with the @crafteastafrica project

This is Caroline Adongo, a farmer with Nyekorac Cooperative. She received training on seed production under the Local Seed Business platform, this season she has planted 1 acre of sesame foundation seed sesim 3 variety. #CRAFT @SNVworld @SNV_AGRI