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View Uganda active Grant information below.
DEFINITIONS
ID- USADF's internal document tracking code for a particular investment.
Name - the name of the client group that received a USADF grant in a given country and the primary activity.
Description - a summary of the how the investment will be used. This entry links to the actual investment description document defining the objectives and performance targets of the investment.
Goals - This entry links to a PDF file of the orginal investment agreement with project goals and objectives.
Value - Total Original US Dollar value of the grant and any budget amendements.
Budget - This entry links to the original investment budget denominated in local currency at the time the grant was awarded.
Start - the date the funds were obligated to the grantee.
End - the last day of the active grant period. |
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| 1661 |
The Diocese of Northern Uganda photos |
Funds are used to assist 30 primary schools improve the outreach and effectiveness of the night mentoring program and provide scholarships to secondary school . |
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$249,604 |
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Jul-06 |
Sep-11 |
| 1699 |
Outspan Enterprises Limited |
Funds are used to increase production capacity and facilitate organic certification. |
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$221,062 |
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Sep-06 |
Sep-11 |
| 1753 |
Solar Energy Uganda Limited (SEU) photos |
Funds are used to enhance production and sales capacity, and strengthen accounting and human resource management structures. |
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$250,000 |
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Aug-07 |
Aug-12 |
| 1815 |
Numa Feeds Capacity Building photos |
Funds are used to improve financial management, procure production equipment and strengthen Numa’s supply chain. |
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$88,476 |
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Jun-08 |
Dec-13 |
| 1817 |
UNAD Resource Training Center photos |
Funds are used to build and equip a resource training center for the deaf, and cover some training and operational costs. |
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$234,504 |
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| 1832 |
Kihihi Farmers Cooperative Society (KFCS)
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Funds will be used to purchase rice production equipment, raw materials, and procure technical assistance to improve its marketing and distribution plan for rice and financial management. |
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$245,244 |
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Aug-08 |
Sep-13 |
| 1844 |
Gumutindo Coffee Cooperative Enterprise Ltd. photos |
Funds will be used to provide technical assistance for managerial capacity building, improve sanitation of the local fish market, develop a marketing and business plan for fish products and provide some funds for working capital |
| $244,529 |
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Aug-08 |
Sep-13 |
| 1862 |
Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited photos |
Funds will be used to purchase automated packing equipment to produce tea bags for domestic consumption, packaging materials and assure product quality compliance. |
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$243,751 |
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Aug-08 |
Sep-13 |
| 1891 |
Kalecheru Rural Development Initiatives Cooperative Society photos |
Funds will be used to build the capacity of the young fish farming cooperative through technical assistance as well as providing working capital to improve the quality of fish preservation. |
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$85,605 |
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Sep-08 |
Sep-11 |
| 1932 |
Kibinge Coffee Farmers Cooperative Society, Ltd. photos |
Funds are used to increase income for Ugandan smallholder coffee farmers through a crop finance system and improved milling factory. |
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$149,908 |
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Apr-09 |
Jun-13 |
| 1938 |
Alito Joint Christian Farmers Group photos |
Funds are used to expand oilseed (soya and sunflower) production and improve management operations for a Ugandan NGO supporting smallholder farmers. |
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$148,290 |
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Apr-09 |
Jun-13 |
| 1948 |
Mpanga Growers Tea Factory Limited photos |
USADF funding will procure 20 tea withering troughs, replace old fans and radiators on the 18 existing withering troughs, and secure ISO 2200 certification, an international standard for food safety management. |
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$245,910
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May-09 |
Jun-14 |
| 1959 |
Agro Genetic Technologies Limited (AGT) photos |
Funds will help to double AGT's producton capabilities, purchase necessary scientific supplies, establish nurseries and demonstration gardens in rural areas, purchase a delivery truck, and provide critical training. |
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$215,505 |
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Jun-09 |
Jun-14 |
| 2001 |
Mairirwe Farmers Cooperative Society Ltd. (MAFACOS) photos |
MAFACOS is a smallholder rice farmer cooperative located in Mairirwe village in Western Uganda. Project funds will be used for increased access to agriculture extension services, improved rice seeds, increased milling and storage capacity, and improved management and financial controls. |
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$152,105 |
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Jul-09 |
Sep-12 |
| 2007 |
Wambabya Community Development Cooperative Society Ltd. (WACODA) photos |
WACODA is a rice farmer cooperative from Kidoma village in Western Uganda. Project funds be used to increase farmer income through improved rice production, bulking, and storage, increased marketing, and improved management and financial controls.
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$148,675 |
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Jul-09 |
Sep-12 |
| 2084 |
Technology for Tomorrow Ltd. |
USADF funds will be used to establish four production sites, procure papyrus locally, fabricate simple machinery for MakaPads productio, carry out market research and branding, provide jobs to community memebers as well as an affordable product. |
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$184,487 |
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Oct-09 |
Dec-12 |
| 2096 |
P'KWI Farmer to Farmer Cooperative Society Ltd. (PFFC) photos |
USADF funds will allow P'KWI to increase its production capacity by expanding and improving its warehouse facility, setting up a core finance fund, procuring sets of oxen and equipment for 66 farmer groups, improving both the quality and packaging / labeling of oil produced, and maintaining a steady supply for the market. |
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$191,348 |
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Dec-09 |
Mar-13 |
| 2121 |
Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union Limited (ACPCU) photos |
USADF funds will allow ACPCU to finance larger purchases; acquire moisture meters and laboratory equipment for coffee cropping; and provide training and technical assistance that that will help the farmers understand what qualities and kinds of coffee will yield higher prices. |
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$230,770 |
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Mar-10 |
Mar-13 |
| 2151 |
Acwec Omio Cooperative Society Limited photos |
Acwec Omio is composed of marginalized farmers who rely on agriculture as their primary source of income. USADF funds will improve its infrastructure and production systems by constructing a 400-ton capacity storage building. The grant will also strengthen the managerial and technical capacity of the cooperative. |
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$85,902 |
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May-10 |
Jun-13 |
| 2184 |
St. Luke Farmers Cooperative Society photos |
The group bulks and markets their produce for more revenue than they could achieve individually. USADF funds will complete its storage facility and develop a sustainable source of working capital for produce purchases; employ a management team, develop institutional knowledge and procedures. |
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$63,421 |
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Jun-10 |
Dec-11 |
(new format beginning for FY 2011, under construction)
ID |
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Description |
Goals |
Budget |
| 1554 |
Rabong Multipurpose Cooperative Society () |
2004 - 2011 |
$243,010 |
Agro-Processing (Essential Oils): The Cooperative, formed in 1984, is involved in pastoral and arable farming. It currently grows citronella and lemongrass plants for distilling into essential oils. ADF funds enable Rabong to equip the processing facility and to strengthen its financial and management structures. |
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| 1661 |
The Diocese of Northern Uganda [Gulu Night Mentoring Project] () |
2006 - 2013 |
$250,000 |
Social Enterprise (Education): Gulu, a municipality in Acholi is currently home to over 30 primary schools and 42,000 pupils. ADF funds are used to assist students by providing night mentoring, smart board technologies, experienced teachers and renovated classrooms. ADF funds support an increase in the number of students graduating from primary school, and an increase in the number of students transitioning to secondary school. |
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| 1699 |
Outspan Enterprises Limited [OEL] () |
2006 - 2011 |
$221,062 |
Agricultural Production (Sesame, Chilies): OEL specializes in the sale of organic sesame seeds and birds-eye chilies grown by 4,400 farmers in the Kaberamaido, Apac and Lira regions, and has established links with European buyers. ADF funds will help increase farmers incomes by improving OEL’s processing capacity. |
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| 1753 |
Solar Energy Uganda Limited [SEU] () |
2007 - 2012 |
$250,000 |
Manufacturing (Solar Lighting): SEU promotes the use of renewable energy to increase the supply of energy power in Uganda, especially to those in areas not reached by the national power grid. It specializes in designing and selling home and institutional solar power systems. SEU is based in Kampala, with branches in Lira, Mbarara and Kabale that focus on the rural market. Funds will be used to enhance production and sales capacity, and strengthen accounting and human resource management structures. |
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| 1817 |
Uganda National Association of the Deaf [UNAD] () |
2008 - 2013 |
$250,000 |
Social Enterprise (Vocational Education): UNAD was established by deaf persons in 1973, and registered in 1989 a national organization representing Deaf Associations in 45 out of the current 81 districts in Uganda.. ADF funds will be used to construct the resource center that will provide sign language, business and IT training for the Deaf, as well as cover some operational costs of the facility. As a result of its programs, 820 graduates of UNAD training programs will be placed better paying jobs. |
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| 1832 |
Kihihi Farmers Cooperative Society [KFCS] () |
2008 - 2013 |
$245,244 |
Agro-Processing (Rice): KFCS is a 661-member cooperative located in Kihihi, Kanungu District and is expanding into the production of upland rice for domestic consumption. Funds will assist KFCS in purchasing production equipment, raw materials, and procurement of technical assistance to improve its marketing and distribution plan and financial management. |
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| 1844 |
Gumutindo Coffee Cooperative Enterprise Limite[GCCE] () |
2008 - 2013 |
$244,529 |
Agricultural Production (Coffee): Gumutindo, located near Mbale and consisting of ten cooperatives, exports both fair trade and organic coffee. ADF funds are being used to provide training, supplement working capital and purchase more coffee with a cash on delivery system. In addition, ADF funds will support the initial purchase of hand pulpers that will constitute a revolving fund for farmers. |
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| 1862 |
Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited [IGTFL] () |
2008 - 2013 |
$250,000 |
Agro-Processing (Tea): IGTFL, a farmer-owned tea factory in Bushenyi, is creating a new brand of tea for sachet and tea bag packaging. The scope of the D Project is to increase farmers incomes through increased sales on the domestic market. Funds will be used to purchase automated packing equipment, ackaging materials and assure product quality compliance. |
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| 1891 |
Kalecheru Rural Development Initiatives Cooperative Society Limited [KARDI] () |
2008 - Sept 2011 |
$85,605 |
Agricultural Production (Fish): KARDI is a 106-member cooperative outside Pallisa that is improving its technical and management skills for pond farming of tilapia and carp. ADF’s assistance is focused on building the capacity of the young cooperative through technical assistance as well as providing working capital to improve the quality of fish preservation. |
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| 1932 |
Kibinge Coffee Farmers Cooperative Society Limited [KCFCS] () |
2009 - 2013 |
$149,908 |
Agricultural Production (Coffee): KCFCS is an 812-member cooperative in Masaka District. The cooperative supports its members by providing extension services in good agricultural practices, agricultural inputs and seedlings on credit, and milling and marketing of Robusta coffee. ADF funds will provide the cooperative with an agro-input supplies system and crop finance fund, as well as an improved milling factory. |
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| 1948 |
Mpanga Growers Tea Factory Limited [MGFTL] () |
2009 - 2014 |
$245,910 |
Agro-Processing (Tea): MGFTL, a public limited liability company located in Kabarole District, is one of the oldest tea factories in Uganda. After privatisation, 518 local farmers bought shares in the company, and it now markets the tea and provides extension services to farmer members. Currently, MGTFL is unable to buy all the green leaf produced by its members. Funds will improve MGTFL capacity to increase quality and quantity of tea processed. |
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| 1959 |
Agro Genetic Technologies Limited AGT] () |
2009 - 2014 |
$215,505 |
Agricultural Production (Tissue Culture): AGT, located on the outskirts of Kampala, is a private laboratory that creates new types of tissue cultures that produce higher yielding banana, tea and coffee plants that are resistant to common pests and diseases. Funds are used to produce increase grantee's production capacity of pest and disease-resistant crops for use by smallholder farmers. |
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| 1991 |
Collaborative Efforts to Alleviate ocial Problems [CEASOP] () |
2009 - 2012 |
$206,130 |
Agricultural Production (Livestock, Ginger, and Sunflower): CEASOP is a registered non-governmental organization located in the Lira District of Northern Uganda. CEASOP works with individuals previously living in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps to provide them with economic opportunities. Project funds will be used to increase the incomes of 53 farmer-groups through management training, improved technical capacity in small animal husbandry, ginger and sunflower cultivation and marketing activities. |
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| 2001 |
Mairirwe Farmers Cooperative Society Ltd [MAFACOS] () |
2009 - 2012 |
$152,105 |
Agro-Processing (Rice): MAFACOS is a registered smallholder rice farmer cooperative with 106 members located in Mairirwe village, Hoima sub-district in West Central Uganda. Currently, there is a large unmet demand for domestic rice in Uganda. Funds will assist MAFACOS with improved rice production, bulking, and storage, increased marketing, and improved management and financial controls. |
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| 2007 |
Wambabya Community Development Cooperative Society Ltd. WACODA] () |
2009 - 2012 |
$148,675 |
Agro-Processing (Rice): WACODA is a registered smallholder rice farmer cooperative with 301 members located in Kidoma village, Western Uganda. Funds will assist WACODA with improved rice production, bulking, and storage, increased marketing, and improved management and financial controls. |
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| 2084 |
Technology for Tomorrow Ltd. [T4T() |
2009 - 2012 |
$184,487 |
Research and Product Development (Health Products): Technology for Tomorrow (T4T) is a registered private limited liability company located on the Makerere University Main Campus in Kampala, Uganda. Its principal objective is to link research to community and industry needs. Technology 4 Tomorrow's MakaPads project produces papyrus-based sanitary napkins for the domestic market, with an emphasis on reaching teenaged girls in schools in marginalized communities. ADF funds will assist T4T streamline its governance structure, product and market testing. |
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| 2096 |
P’KWI Farmer to Farmer Cooperative Society Limited |
2009 - 2013 |
$191,348 |
Agro-processing (Sunflowers): P’KWI Inc. was founded in 1993 at the end of armed conflict in the Teso region, by a small group of 12 women in response to the need of women from various circumstances to communicate ideas and create solidarity networks to overcome livelihoods challenges. PFFC supports sunflower grain producers in the Teso region of Uganda. PFFC purchases and presses the crop for oil which is sold within Uganda. |
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| 2121 |
Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union Limited [ACPCU] |
2010 - 2013 |
$230,770 |
Agro-Processing (Coffee): Ankole is a registered secondary cooperative in the Ankole region of western Uganda. Ankole represents 10 primary coffee societies and markets and exports bulked fair trade quality coffee on behalf of its members. ADF funds will help reduce initial inputs costs to farmers and allow farmers to achieve gains in productivity through improved coffee plants and agricultural techniques. |
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| 2151 |
Acwec Omio Cooperative Society Limited |
2010 - 2013 |
$85,902 |
Agricultural production (Oil seed crops-sunflower, maize, soy and sesame): Acwec Omio Cooperative Society is 777-member group comprised of poor and marginalized farmers in the Lango region who rely on agriculture as their primary source of income. Acwec Omio empowers its farmer members to increase productivity of their oilseed crops through trainings and agricultural extension services. ADF funds will improve internal systems; provide transportation for extension workers and product bulking; and improve processing techniques. |
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| 2184 |
St. Luke Farmers Cooperative Society |
2010 - 2011 |
$63,421 |
Agriculture (Vegetables): The St. Luke Farmers Cooperative Society is a group of 332 farmers from the Apac District of Lango region, was established in October 2000 as a Community Based Organization. The region was under attack from the Lord’s Resistance Army and other cattle rustling groups for a span of more than 20 years. The ADF grant will allow St. Luke to complete its storage facility and develop a sustainable source of working capital for produce bulk marketing purchases. |
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| 2214 |
NUMA Feeds Limited [NUMA] |
2010 - 2015 |
$194,252 |
Agro-Processing (Maize and Millet): NUMA, a cereal and animal feeds milling operation in Bushyeni district, provides local farmers with a steady market for their maize and millet. USADF assistance, will help NUMA focus on strengthening its management capacity, procuring packaging equipment, and organizing local farmer groups. |
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| 2248 |
Busia Fishmongers Association UFA] |
2010 - 2013 |
$214,041 |
Marketing (Fish): BUFA, a grassroots association of individuals involved in the fish trade near Lake Victoria, is currently exploring options to streamline the fish supply chain in order to increase its revenues. USADF assistance will provide ice-making equipment that will enable members to obtain much better prices for fresher fish. Funds will also strengthen the financial and loan-making capacity of the cooperative. |
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| 2294 |
Mabale Growers Tea Factory |
2010 - 2013 |
$244,701 |
Agro-Processing (Tea): Mabale Growers Tea Factory Ltd is a registered public company owned by 1,926 smallholder tea farmers located in Kyenjojo District in Western Uganda. The factory was first established in the 1960’s as a government owned enterprise, but was later privatized through farmer buy in. ADF funds will be used to expand operations; mechanize weighing systems to provide more accurate payments to farmers; and further support small farmers to increase productivity at farm level through an inputs revolving loan fund. |
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| 2360 |
Gulu Community Dairy Farmers Co-operative Society Limited |
2011 - 2014 |
$224,809 |
Agriculture (Dairy): Gulu Community Dairy Farmers Co-operative Society is a cooperative society with 94 members that provides extension services and marketing assistance to dairy farmers located in Gulu District in Northern Uganda. ADF funds will be used to streamline production, storage and sale of dairy products. |
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| 2379 |
West Acholi Cooperative Union [WACU] |
2011 - 2014 |
$235,564 |
Agro-Processing (Rice and Beans): WACU is a union of cooperatives with 99 societies, with approximately 150 members in Gulu district, Uganda. It aims to take advantage of unmet demand for high quality agricultural products for local and national markets. Funds will be used to streamline production and storage of rice and beans, and the marketing and sale of farmer produce. |
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| 2385 |
Community Empowerment for Rural Development [CEFORD] () |
2011 - June 2014 |
$238,270 |
Agriculture (Cassava and Corn): CEFORD works with 517 small scale famers in the West Nile Region of Uganda to produce and process cassava and maize. ADF funds will be used to upgrade the financial systems of the group, purchase a milling machine, and provide technical training to farmer members. |
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| 2386 |
WASMPA Agro-Processing Capacity Building Project () |
2011 - 2012 |
$96,995 |
Agriculture (Rice, Cassava, Corn): WASMPA is a cooperative group with 126 members in West Nile Region of Uganda. WASMPA provides training in improved growing techniques for rice, cassava, and corn while also assisting members to process and market their produce. ADF funds will be used to upgrade the financial systems of the group, purchase a milling machine, and provide technical training to farmer members. |
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| 2388 |
Mer Ber Rice Commercialization and Capacity Building Project () |
2011 - 2012 |
$91,557 |
Agriculture (Rice): Mer Ber is a group of 50 members in West Nile Region of Uganda who all have an equal share in the cooperative. Mer Ber provides training in improved growing techniques for rice while also assisting members to process and market their produce. ADF funds will be used to upgrade the financial systems of the group, purchase a rice milling machine, and provide technical training to farmer members. |
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| 2412 |
United Farmers Development Cooperative Society () |
2011- 2013 |
$85,366 |
Agro-Processing (Rice): UFDCSL is a registered cooperative owned by 57 members in the Amuru district of Northern Uganda. ADF funds will be used to improve UFDCSL’s management and institutional capacity, financial and operating procedures, improve production capacity and introduce rice processing to the cooperative. |
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| 2433 |
Simuntu Farmer’s Group () |
2011- 2016 |
$206,816 |
Agriculture (Maize): Simuntu Farmers Group is a 101 smallholder farmer member cooperative located in Kamuli District. ADF funds will be used to build a warehouse and help the cooperative bulk and collectively sell member-grown maize. By improving the group’s capacity to manage and finance these larger operations, farmers will receive greater funds than selling on their own to local purchasers. |
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| 2461 |
Bukonzo Joint Cooperative Society () |
2011- 2014 |
$206,758 |
Agriculture (Coffee): Bukonzo Joint Cooperative Micro Finance Society Ltd is a 3,887 member registered cooperative society located in Kasese District, Western Uganda. BJCMFS members grow high quality, organically grown, hand-picked coffee. The central focus of BJCMFS‘s operations is offering sustainable financial and capacity building services to its coffee farmer members, and other community members. ADF funds will support bulked coffee marketing; transportation for products, improved storage faculties; provide training and hand pulpers for value addition. |
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