From Hunger to Harvest: Mityana Farmers' Transformation
How sustainable agriculture is feeding families and funding futures
The red soil of Mityana district was once synonymous with hunger. Today, the same fields produce organic coffee sold to European markets - a miracle farmers attribute to Kuza Africa's agricultural program.
The Old Struggle
"Before training, I harvested 50kg of maize from this entire acre," says 68-year-old Jjaja Nalule, pointing to land now lush with coffee trees. "My grandchildren went to bed crying from hunger."
Common challenges included:
- Soil exhaustion from poor practices
- No access to quality seeds
- Middlemen exploiting farmers
- Climate change impacts
The Agricultural Revival
Kuza's intervention brought:
- Drought-resistant coffee seedlings
- Terraced farming techniques
- Solar irrigation systems
- Cooperative marketing strategies
"We learned intercropping - now coffee shades our beans, and banana trees hold the soil," explains farmer Namusoke, lifting a thriving cocoa seedling.
Today's Bounty
The Wabinyira Farmers Group now:
- Exports 3 tons of coffee monthly
- Runs a seed bank serving 300 families
- Funds school fees from collective profits
- Hosts a training center for neighboring districts
"Last season, I bought two dairy cows from my earnings," beams young farmer Kigozi. "Next year - a tractor!"
We went from begging to exporting - now my children go to school because of our coffee harvest.
— Yusuf Ssekandi, Chairman of Wabinyira Farmers Group
500+ farmers trained in Mityana
300% average income increase
12 farmer cooperatives formed
5 schools funded by agricultural profits
