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Creating jobs for youth through Market-Oriented Horticulture Production in Uganda
Peter Vundru, 23 years old, is from Adjumani district in Uganda and was forced to drop out of school, due to a lack of income for school fees. Being a resourceful man, staying unemployed was not an option. Inspired by his parents who had a backyard garden for their livelihood, Peter started growing tomatoes, cabbage, and okra and has become a successful entrepreneur and model in his community.
Developing agribusiness through Community-based Seed Multiplication in Nigeria
Chiromawa community, Kura LGA, Kano state Nigeria, is an area considered the rice hub of the state due to the enormous resources endowed with rice cultivating, processing, and other value chain activities by smallholder farmers. Howeve
From unemployment to business ownership
In December 2019 the Misrak Agro dealers’ group was organized under the IMPACT project in the Amhara Region’s Bure Zuria district. Starting with three members, the group has grown to five (three women) members with the goal of promoting improved post-harvest technologies and creating jobs for the youth, whose educational background ranges from 10th grade to BSc degree.
Odyeny left the army for farming | Monitor-Uganda
Many government servicemen ponder on what to do next after retiring from serving the country. However, Bosco Odyeny a resident of Akadikum village in Otuke Town Council in Otuke District, made a decision to start farming and like the saying goes, “enkumbi terimba”, he has never regretted taking this step.
SAFE alumnus transforms Supervised Enterprise Project (SEP) into a flourishing beekeeping business
After eight years as an Extension Agent at Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Wubshet Adugna joined the SAFE program at Haramaya University (then Alemaya University) in 1998, selecting beekeeping as his Supervised Enterprise Project (SEP).
Award winning agri-entrepreneur becomes a role model for youth in Mali
Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agro-economics, from the Rural Polytechnic Institute and Applied Research (IPR/IFRA) in Mali’s Katibougou region, Cheick Djibril Diallo ventured into market-oriented gardening.
Successful seed multiplication venture in Nigeria
After joining the SAFE program in 2005 at the Ahmadu Bello University in the Zaria City of Nigeria’s Kaduna State, Dr. Nuhu Saddiq selected seed multiplication for his Supervised Enterprise Project (SEP) assignment.
Practising farming as a business: The success story of a SAFE alumnus in Uganda
After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Extension Education from Uganda’s Makerere University in 2002, Vicky Nyakatuura Bagenda, a SAFE alumnus, secured a job at the Mukono District Local Government.
Using ICT to enhance Mali’s seed sector efficiency
In the last three years, SAA has been keenly working on transforming Mali’s seed sector through the promotion of digital technologies.
Providing better agricultural advice through e-Extension
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, which restricted peoples’ movements and assembly, SAA-Ethiopia moved with speed to intensify its e-Extension programs.
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Voices from the Field Special Edition 2022
This is a special edition of the "Voices from the Field" articles.
