Meeting Our Real Time Mission
Agriculture is integral to the future and backbone to economy of Uganda, employs 75% of the population, contributes 50% export earnings, and 25% of GDP. For rural micro-regions, commercial Agriculture is still mythical; subsistence Farming, hands to mouth, maintains the visa circle of poverty. Critical to Uganda Vision 2040, WENET targets making rural Farmers more productive and profitable with resilient livelihoods; educate, close potential performance divide, commercialize, add value, enterprise, induce technology and stay climate-smart.
We Are Empowering Through Clustered Communities!
Since 2020, WENET clustered 1,680 Farmers in 3 sub-Counties; Agweng, Aromo & Ayami in Lira District, the Consortium of Lira Rural Farmers Associations; amalgamates 210 Farmer Enterprise Groups (FEGs) from 3 Associations, each FEG has 8 Farmers from one Village;
*Agweng Rural Farmers Association, the amalgamation of Eighty (80) Farmer Enterprise Groups, FEGs, 640 member Farmers;
*Aromo Rural Farmers Association, the amalgamation of Sixty (60) Farmer Enterprise Groups, with 480 member Farmers, and;
*Ayami Rural Farmers Association, the amalgamation of Seventy (70) Farmer Enterprise Groups, with 560 member Farmers.
WENET works with members Farmers & stakeholders, held 42 engagement by 2023; extending Advisory Services, sharing & guiding FEGs;
*Post-Harvest Management, Bee Keeping & Aquaculture
*Commercial Livestock Farming & Agribusiness
*Food Forest, Agroforestry, Fruit Tree & Permaculture
*Technology & Climate-smart agricultural