Improving of Livelihood as a buying agent
After the long buying season that GADC has had in the 2017/18 season has come to an end, many community members have been excited after receiving an income. The many trucks that were hired by the company for over six months have now left with smiles on their faces. The buying agents that were heavily […]
Turning Fortunes for Ojara Robinson
Turning Fortunes for Ojara Robinson When you reach Ojara Robinson’s homestead, you find a practical farmer in everything. He grows many different types of crops within his homestead, mainly fruits for his own consumption and the surplus is sold out in the market. “Growing fruits crops is more important and economical to my family health […]
Women Leading A New Wave of Commercial Agriculture in Uganda: Jennifer’s Story
The Kacel Watwero group was established in 2019 as a Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA), and offers members opportunities to access affordable finance. Besides saving and lending money, the group of 25, which is almost entirely made up of women, now also work together on larger commercial farming. Markets for Youth Last year, the group […]
‘Tis the season: Business begins.
As the start of the new marketing season looms, there is a high level of excitement across the whole of Uganda. For the farmer, markets have opened; the energetic youth are excited to find work loading and unload produce from traders’ trucks; the traders are thrilled to see business picking up, eagerly moving from village […]
The Journey to Commercial Farming for Ocan in Lamwo
The Journey to Commercial Farming for Ocan in Lamwo “I have woken up to commercial farming”.Ocan Joseph is a prime example of how, as we tell all the smallholder farmers we work with at GADC, farming can be a very successful business. By adopting good agronomic and financial practices, Ocan and many others like him […]
A refuge’s life touched by GADC
A refuge’s life touched by GADC Seeking safe haven from war in South Sudan, Joseph Wani left his home in Yei and travelled to start a new life in Uganda as a refugee at Rhino Camp Refuge settlement site in 2008. He left South Sudan with his wife and four children. She soon gave birth to […]
Making money from farming – Komakech Geofrey’s story
Making money from farming – Komakech Geofrey’s story After the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Mucwini was declared closed in 2009, most people went back in their ancestral land to resettle and start farming. Some people found it difficult to restart their lives at home and moved to urban centers. Those who stayed back […]
Changing Livelihoods Working with GADC – Shaban’s Story
Changing Livelihoods Working with GADC – Shaban’s Story “I have woken up to commercial farming”.Ocan Joseph is a prime example of how, as we tell all the smallholder farmers we work with at GADC, farming can be a very successful business. By adopting good agronomic and financial practices, Ocan and many others like him are […]
AS I LAY RISING – THANKS TO MERCY CORPS
AS I LAY RISING – THANKS TO MERCY CORPS From a family whose members would count on a thatched roof for protection at night, Josephine Aryemois a secondary six drop out who served as a secondary teacher and found satisfaction in offering her service withoutneed for a reward but driven by her compassion for the youth and farmers. Josephine, is a 28 year old single mother, has a daughter, three brothers and a cousin who count on her for their […]
A turning point for Mawimbi Geofrey while working with GADC under TRAIL program
Mawimbi Geoffrey is a 33 year old and a resident of Okol Village, Kal Parish, Mucwini Sub-county in Kitgum District and a father of four. Geoffrey joined Gulu Agricultural Development Company (GADC ) in June 2015 as a lead farmer and later was promoted to Field Officer, a position he serves to date . Geoffrey used to be a subsistence farmer dealing mainly in millet , cotton , cassava and sorghum. He moved from being traditional farmer after undergoing trainings on organic and commercial farming offered […]