I am excited to be part of the YPARD team and in my tenure as Country Representative, I hope to influence several young women and men to practice farming as a business. Uganda’s economy heavily depends on agriculture and as such tangible growth can only be attained if attention is given to this sector allowing inclusion of smallholder farmers and youth.
I am currently part of the coordination team of the AgriProFocus Uganda Network where I execute business and partnership development activities. For my work at AgriProFocus, I am sourced from my own consulting firm Farm Reap Ltd where I am the CEO. Farm Reap is also engaged in food processing, where we process and distribute yoghurt in several supermarkets in and around Kampala.
I have over 10 years of experience working as an agribusiness consultant for several projects and organisations. Key among these is my previous work as the National Agribusiness Consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). My expertise stems from my training at EARTH University where I attained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management. I went on to complement my studies with a Masters Degree in Agribusiness Management of Makerere University.
I love networking, finding practical solutions to challenges facing farmers and I am passionate about agribusiness. At YPARD, I will focus on consolidating the work of my predecessor and grow the YPARD Uganda community through active social media engagement, face to face events and linking YPARD to other networks. I will endeavor to have a support team in place to enable effective management and fundraising so that we are able to reach as many youths as possible focusing on sharing and improving their skills in business development.
Contact me at yparduganda@gmail.com