By Jacky Achan
After a five-year break, the Harvest Money Expo has made a return to the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, with both local and international companies showcasing their latest innovations in the field of agriculture to boost farming in Uganda as a business.
The three-day expo got underway on Friday, February 14, 2025, and is being held under the theme “Farming as a Business, Value Addition, and Cooperatives.”
On the first day, farmers are engaged in coffee value addition, goat keeping, poultry farming, commercial rabbit farming, urban farming, passion fruit growing, pig farming nutrition and fattening, as well as dispute resolution on farms, farming, and the law.
Vision Group, the annual organizers of the expo, have lined up a team of experts, including Dr Micheal Bwembo, a Koudjis piggery expert; Dr Roger Ssekiwunga, an expert in brooding; and Prof. Diana Nambatya, a 2015 best farmer, among others, to share their expertise with the farmers. Over 29 training sessions have been organized for farmers this year.
This year’s expo is being sponsored by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda, Engineering Solutions Ltd. (Engsol), K-ROMA (Bella Wine), Tunga Nutrition, Uganda Development Corporation (UDC), Pepsi Cola, and aBi Development.
Mandela Group also offers attendees the opportunity to win substantial prizes. To win, buy a ticket at the entrance, fill the prize coupon, and stand a chance to win exciting prizes, including cartons of maize flour, wheat flour, a nine-gear mountain bike, fuel vouchers, free car service, and a meal for two at Café Javas (CJs). The entrance fee is either sh10,000 or sh20,000, which includes daily training.
