#4 KilimoMart - Supporting Small Scale Farmers in Regional Markets
Adem Andrew, Programme Manager at the Eastern and Southern African Small-Scale Farmers Forum (ESAFF) explains why his project KilimoMart, an app in English and Kiswahili linking small scale farmers to the EAC regional agricultural markets and to each other, received a special boost during the time of COVID-19.
Adem Andrew, Programme Manager ESAFF Uganda
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Andrew Adem is a Programme Manager at the Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers' Forum Uganda, which is the largest small-scale farmers’ policy influencing movement in Uganda. At ESAFF Uganda, Andrew is campaigning for favourable policies, laws and practices that contribute to the improvement of livelihoods of small-scale farmers, especially women. Furthermore, he is implementing the KilimoMart App funded by IIDEA and. Through the KilimoMart App, ESAFF Uganda is working towards achieving economic empowerment of small-scale farmers in the EAC region through promoting access to regional markets. Andrew is passionate about not leaving anyone behind as the EAC integrates.
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EPISODES
- #11 The Role of EAC Youth in the Fight against COVID-19 and beyond
- #10 How the EAC Tourism Sector is Planning to Bounce back from COVID-19
- #9 Keeping Citizens Healthy at EAC Airports during COVID-19
- #8 How the EAC Ensures Food Safety on Agricultural Exports for the Benefit of All
- #7 The Importance of Regional Cooperation during a Pandemic
- #6 Industrial Growth and Development in the EAC
- #5 EAC Health Emergency Preparedness and the One Health Approach
- #4 KilimoMart - Supporting Small Scale Farmers in Regional Markets
- #3 EAC Civil Society Rising to the Challenges of COVID-19
- #2 The Impacts of COVID-19 on EAC Customs and Trade
- #1 EAC-GIZ Cooperation during COVID-19
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