CURAD: Changing lives, raising hopes, ensuring destiny
Blessings don’t always come dressed as such; sometimes they come clothed as disaster. In 2016, a Typhoid Fever epidemic broke out. A very close friend fell victim, but there was […] [...]
Agricultural financing sends a down-to-earth farmer reaching for the skies
Ducu’s journey started amidst great difficulty: the money he had was anything but sufficientto buy seeds, open up land for cultivation and pay labour costs. He was only able to […] [...]
Access to affordable credit stirring and spurring businesses to success in WestNile
His rise to financial independence started in April 2021 when he was introduced to Nile Microfinance Ltd agriculture value chain loans at a monthly interest rate of 2.5% – which […] [...]
Brief – Evaluating aBi Impact on Uganda’s Agribusiness during and Post COVID19
The 2020 evaluation explored the COVID-19 impact on agribusiness revenues, farmer incomes, and performance of loan portfolios during the 2020 to 2021 period, where the agriculture sector endured shocks arising […] [...]
Brief- Bolstering the Financial Inclusion Landscape in Uganda
This brief highlights the trends in evolution of the financial inclusion landscape, subsequent to the proliferating Fin Tech industry, key constraints to scale (opportunities), lessons learned and proposed interventions for […] [...]
Situation Report – Scale-Up Food Security and Climate Resilience programming in Karamoja Region
Climate change is among the worst global challenges of our times. It threatens the livesand livelihoods of over 100 million people globally. The effects of climate change havebeen more evident […] [...]
Policy Brief – Fast Tracking Integration of Climate Resilient Risk Mitigation Policies in Uganda
Agriculture is critical to Uganda’s efforts to attain poverty reduction and overall economic growth. Over 80 percent of its rural population are employed in the sector and contribute about 75 […] [...]
2020 – Q1 & Q2 LKM Brief
Beginning from the first quarter 2020, aBi initiated a new process that is intended to formally collate, disseminate, publish and learn from both internal nowledge gained from implementing the Business […] [...]
Policy brief – Tackling Climate, Rising Food Prices, and Agro-Inputs Access to Bolster Agricultural Resilience
Farm inputs must be available, affordable, accessible, and of good quality for agriculture to prosper. Seeds, fertilizers, and agrochemicals are essential for improving the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers […] [...]
