A rural farmer here in Kamuli, in eastern Uganda. My own life has been a mess. But looking at people’s circumstances in my region as a whole, I have decided not to sit back.
I am also founder of the Uganda Community Farm (UCF), a nonprofit social enterprise that aims to put the rural poor in the remotest areas of eastern Uganda on a self-sustainable path from poverty.
Thanks so much John. There is a longer post on our website that explains in more detail why we intend to expand our sorghum project to cover every village in Kamuli & Buyende; local people’s current circumstances; how the intended grain cleaning, drying and storage facility will transform local people’s livelihoods—and the market linkages we will be able to create once this facility is installed—from all local breweries in East Africa, to relief agencies like GOAL, UNHCR, the Red Cross, and the UN’s World Food Program (who is currently the biggest buyer of grains in Africa).
Please see that page on the UCF’s website here.