DFCU Bank showed up at the Best Farmers Awards 2025 to flex about its 11-year investment in Ugandan agriculture while the event handed out prizes to the country's top producers. Chief retail officer Annette Kiconco talked about how the sector employs most of the workforce and drives GDP, while the bank operates in 56 remote districts where it runs as the only financial institution serving farmers.
Mityana's Hood Kiwana Kasirye walked away with 50 million shillings for running a 25-acre integrated operation with dairy cattle, chickens, goats, and vegetables. Former Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda pushed for more value addition to help the country supply food beyond its borders.
The bank partners with KLM for market access and other organizations for training small farmers on business management through its development foundation. One cooperative leader visited the Netherlands last year and returned with ideas that improved his group's processing setup back home.
Mityana's Hood Kiwana Kasirye walked away with 50 million shillings for running a 25-acre integrated operation with dairy cattle, chickens, goats, and vegetables. Former Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda pushed for more value addition to help the country supply food beyond its borders.
The bank partners with KLM for market access and other organizations for training small farmers on business management through its development foundation. One cooperative leader visited the Netherlands last year and returned with ideas that improved his group's processing setup back home.
