by Sufi Shifat | Aug 15, 2025 | Agriculture, Uganda
Augustine Akuttu wakes up early. The sky is still gray, and the ground is cool under his feet. He walks through his farmland in Amuria, taking slow steps across the red soil. Years ago, this land gave him just enough food for his family. Back then, cassava was simply...
by Sufi Shifat | Aug 15, 2025 | Rwanda, Tourism
Rwanda is situated in the Albertine Rift and is renowned for its rich natural resources, especially its national parks. This country is known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills” for a reason. Rwanda has two main national parks: Volcanoes National Park and...
by Sufi Shifat | Aug 15, 2025 | Agriculture, Uganda
Sarah gets up early, even before the sun appears. She walks into her small farm in central Uganda and feels the soil with her hands. Last night it rained, and the ground is perfectly nice. She hears a little buzz after feeding her chickens–her phone is...
by Sufi Shifat | Aug 14, 2025 | Agriculture, Uganda
“I harvested my crops due to my own consumption and my family. Then I sell some to get some money. We used to save only for survival and we picked little loans. We didn’t know about digital. Now we can use savings using digital.” Cathy Avako, who is a farmer based in...
by Sufi Shifat | Aug 14, 2025 | Agriculture, Rwanda
Introduction Ikigan, a 4-year-old girl, lives in Rwanda, where she enjoys eating mushrooms. Rwanda indeed has a considerable quantity of nutritious mushrooms. Despite Rwandan farmers facing minor production challenges, the demand for Rwandan mushrooms surged...
