By Joshua Kato
The 2025 Harvest Money Expo has been confirmed to take place on the weekend of February 14 to 16.
Organised by Vision Group, the biggest agriculture and agribusiness annual event is slated for February 14 to 16 under the theme Farming as a Business.
But with emphasis on Post-harvest handling and value addition and cooperatives. The three-day interactive expo will bring together all players of the sector, ranging from farmers led by Vision group’s best farmers, agro input dealers in seed, fertilisers, drugs, breeders, machinery, post-harvest handling, value addition and markets, among others.
Entrance into the expo is sh10,000, while those who want to attend the trainings, will part with sh10,000 every day.
The expo promises to be a one-stop centre for all farming-related activities, since it will be a meeting point for sector players, ranging from government agencies, ministries, private and international companies.
“We still have slots for exhibitors. Those who want stalls are encouraged to contact Vision Group to secure space,” says Jackie Taweeka, the Vision Group’s events sales manager.
Exhibitors
The expo is sponsored by, among others, the Embassy of the Netherlands, Tunga Nutrition and Engineering Solutions.
Dr Samuel Ssewagudde, a veterinary doctor with Trouw NV, the producers of Hendrix concentrate distributed by Champrisa International, promised those who will visit the expo that their stall will be full of learning and education materials.
“The stall will be fully stocked, with quality and nutritious concentrates that will enable farmers manage their farm costs, but maximise revenues. At the stall, we will have experts to explain to farmers the best feed mixing, mobile machines to check aflatoxins from feeds and also one that will check the quality of feed raw materials,” he says.
Previous expos attracted exhibitors from the Netherlands, Kenya, Tanzania and Egypt. On average, at least 250 exhibitors from all key agriculture sectors attend each year, attracting over 30,000 showgoers.
New training sessions
A total of 27 training sessions will be held during the expo. These will target at improving value addition, post-harvest handling and crop marketing for farmers.
A farmer demonstrates how to grow cassava that gives maximum yield. This was during the Harvest Money expo at Kololo last year.
The new sessions include mindset change in agriculture, farming and the law, as well as growing pastures as a business. There will also be a session for schools.
“Schools are encouraged to bring their students on Friday, February 14. We shall have a subsidised entry fee for them, plus a training session that will be specifically handled by students,” Vision Group chief executive officer Don Wanyama said.
The sessions will be practical than previous ones. Other sessions will cover goats, cattle, piggery, poultry, fish and vegetable farming.
Others are urban farming; trees, including hass avocado and macadamia; dairy cattle breeding and selection, opportunities from the Netherlands.
