Heifer International Launches AYuTe Africa Challenge Uganda Season 5 in Jinja
Heifer International Uganda has launched Season 5 of the AYuTe Africa Challenge Uganda, reaffirming its commitment to supporting young innovators to develop technology-driven solutions aimed at transforming agriculture and improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. The launch, held in Jinja under the theme “Go Big. Go Bold.”, brought together government
From Barriers to Breakthroughs: How ASIGMA and Heifer International Are Rewriting the Story of Youth Finance in Eastern Uganda
In the fertile but financially constrained landscapes of Eastern Uganda, agriculture has long been both a lifeline and a limitation. For decades, young people have tilled the land with ambition, but without access to capital, many have remained trapped in subsistence farming cycles that rarely yield more than survival. Dreams
Experts call on banks to ease financing for dairy farmers
Experts from the Ministry of Water and Environment and Heifer International have urged financial institutions to provide dairy cooperatives with affordable interest rates to enable them to invest in water infrastructure solutions. This call comes as Uganda’s dairy sector contributes about 6.5 percent directly to the country’s agricultural GDP, making
