Vegetable Project

Too often farmers in Uganda produce food without having a clear idea in advance of when, to whom and at what price they are going to sell their crops. This approach needs to be replaced by far greater coordination between farmers, processors, retailers and others in the supply chain.

Much can be achieved by simply bringing together buyers who lack supply with farmers who are able to produce. The advantage this kind of coordination brings to the farmer is the potential of having a more assured market and pre-arranged price. The advantage to the buyer is the opportunity to achieve economies of scale and reduce overall costs.

As part of our overall vision, Enterprise would like to begin forming a social business that would solve many of the above mentioned issues ,and we see vegetable gardening as the avenue. Because many in the community have small portions of land, vegetable growing is an ideal way to maximize space.

Enterprise has 3 acres of vegetables gardens plus a nursery for seedlings and more sun-sensitive produce. We recently started a centralized selling location called ‘The Forge,‘ where we sell our own fruits and vegetables alongside produce from community gardens. We hope to purchase refrigerators and freezers where we can blanch, freeze, juice, and further add value to our produce.