UNWFP among other buyers Owns a warehouse Name & Address Overview Current Activities in the Sector Eng. Geowillis Mugoya, Busowa Received support Currently, farmers find their Farmers and Traders Cooperative from IDB for own means of irrigating rice Society, Bugiri District development of an fields because the irrigation + 256 (0) 772579 513 irrigation schemer for system is not constructed. rice production (not The association links members yet operational) and to service providers for training stretches through on good agricultural practices Bugiri and Iganga and product quality districts. Mr. W. Ojiambo, Membership Advisory services through + 256 (0) 772 539 046 organization with linkage to service providers Wakulima Growers’ Association, approximately 800 Financial services: operates a Bugiri District rice smallholder loan scheme amongst the farmers located in members and recovery is done Bugiri, Busia, at the time of commodity sale. Namayingo and The association is able to get a Iganga districts lump sum loan from Opportunity Bank, which it uses to lend to individual farmers. Agro inputs on credit: the association links with seed companies and other dealers to avail inputs on credit and payment is done later in the season The association has a small fund, which is used for purchasing un-milled rice from farmers. This is transported to Upland rice Millers in Jinja for milling and sold eventually. Lero Industries, Lira Municipality, Rice Miller As a mill, provides a milling service at approximately UGX Lira District 100 / kg of milled The mill also buys un-milled rice from farmers; The miller advances credit to farmers during crop production as a way of strengthening farmer – miller / buyer relationship Milled rice is purchased by traders who usually keep at the mill
UNWFP among other buyers Owns a warehouse Name & Address Overview Current Activities in the Sector Eng. Geowillis Mugoya, Busowa Farmers and Traders Cooperative Society, Bugiri District + 256 (0) 772579 513 Received support from IDB for development of an irrigation schemer for rice production (not yet operational) and stretches through Bugiri and Iganga districts. Currently, farmers find their own means of irrigating rice fields because the irrigation system is not constructed. The association links members to service providers for training on good agricultural practices and product quality Mr. W. Ojiambo, + 256 (0) 772 539 046 Wakulima Growers’ Association, Bugiri District Membership organization with approximately 800 rice smallholder farmers located in Bugiri, Busia, Namayingo and Iganga districts Advisory services through linkage to service providers Financial services: operates a loan scheme amongst the members and recovery is done at the time of commodity sale. The association is able to get a lump sum loan from Opportunity Bank, which it uses to lend to individual farmers. Agro inputs on credit: the association links with seed companies and other dealers to avail inputs on credit and payment is done later in the season The association has a small fund, which is used for purchasing un-milled rice from farmers. This is transported to Upland rice Millers in Jinja for milling and sold eventually. Lero Industries, Lira Municipality, Lira District Rice Miller As a mill, provides a milling service at approximately UGX 100 / kg of milled The mill also buys un-milled rice from farmers; The miller advances credit to farmers during crop production as a way of strengthening farmer – miller / buyer relationship Milled rice is purchased by traders who usually keep at the mill
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