Connecting Software Innovations to Agriculture is the most venturing untapped wealth in Uganda
How Digital Agriculture can help Uganda Grow and attain Middle Class George Muwereza lives in Uganda on the island of Kalanga in Lake Victoria. He used to cut and sell wood but was just eking out a living for himself and his family. Since 2007, George has been farming palm for oil and over the past 10 years has been able to establish a steady income. He has a bank account (which he accesses through his mobile device), is in the process of building a bigger home for his family and can afford to send his children to better schools. In short, George is middle class. But George’s journey to becoming a thriving oil palm farmer was not accidental. The Ugandan government has been promoting the development of the vegetable oil sector in Uganda since 1998 through its Vegetable Oil Development Project (VODP). With support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development -- a financial agency within the United Nations that invests in rural projects aimed at eradicating ...