About Awoja Riverside Farm
A hub of agricultural learning, training and production, complemented with agro-tourism. Agricultural demos, trainings and agritourism are our core businesses.
Where It All Began
a vision rooted in communityAwoja Riverside – Farm & Leisure Park is a hub of agricultural learning, training and production, complemented with agro-tourism. Agricultural demos, trainings and agritourism are our core businesses. Our demographic focus is especially youth and women.
Founded as a sole entrepreneurship in 2014, today it has opened up and now constitutes an association of small-scale farmers — some, owners of fragmented plots of land, all now bulked together; others are renters of those said plots.
The farm is located in rural Awoja (Soroti County), sitting adjacent to the marshes of River Awoja, at the convergence of the districts of Soroti, Ngora, and Katakwi, and within easy proximity of many districts in the sub-regions of Teso, Bugisu, Karamoja, and Lango.
A Decade of Growing Together
from one farm to a movementFarm Founded
Awoja Riverside Farm established as a sole entrepreneurship in rural Awoja, Soroti County.
East African Seed Co. Partnership
Partnership for trainings in agronomy, running agriculture demos, and supplying inputs at preferential prices.
AVSI SKY Project Begins
Under the Skilling Youth for Employment in Agribusiness project, the farm skilled 500 youth in horticulture.
Osho Chemical Partnership
Specialising in responsible usage of agro-chemicals, training youth and farmers at the farm.
Major Partnerships Launch
IDRC partnership (training 600 young women and males), Ministry of Water PPP project, GIZ RELAPU project — all begin.
Expanding Reach
Institutional cooperation with Busitema University, Arapai Agricultural College, Wera Technical College, and Kasodo Technical College for internships.
GIZ SOCADIDO & AVSI SAY
New GIZ partnership with SOCADIDO (lead farm for 60+ local farms). Second AVSI partnership skills 65 youth in horticulture.
Eastern Ag Show Launches
The first Eastern Agricultural Show brings farmers together in Soroti for learning, demos, and community.
5th Eastern Agricultural Show
The show grows to its 5th edition with the theme "Revamping Agribusiness, Revitalising Food Security."
Partnerships That Power Progress
From international development organisations to local agricultural institutions, our partnerships amplify the impact of everything we do.
GIZ & SOCADIDO
2021 – presentGIZ and SOCADIDO (Soroti Catholic Diocese Development Organisation). RGIL (Promoting Responsible Governance of Investments in Land) Project. Awoja Riverside Farm is the overall lead farm, with an association of more than sixty local farms in the districts of Soroti and Katakwi. Awoja Riverside Farm provides mentorship to the other farms.
GIZ & RELAPU
2018 – 2020GIZ and Africa Agribusiness Alliance. RELAPU (Responsible Land Use Policy in Uganda). Awoja Riverside Farm is the overall lead farm, with an association of more than sixty local farms in the districts of Soroti and Katakwi.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
2018 – 2020IDRC – Nairobi. Enhancing Agribusiness Economic Opportunities of Women and Girls. In consortium with Centre for Basic Research and School of Economics – Makerere University. 600 young women and males trained in horticulture, poultry, piggery, in Soroti and Serere.
Ministry of Water & Environment
2018 – presentUnder a Public Private Partnership, Water for Production project improves livelihoods in rural areas through increasing water storage volumes. Awoja Riverside Farm is the model farm, hosting more than 20 farmers learning and earning from horticulture.
East African Seed Co.
2015 – presentPartnership entails trainings in agronomy, running agriculture demos, and supply of inputs at preferential prices to farmers, under the umbrella of Awoja Riverside Farm.
Osho Agriculture Chemical Co.
2017 – presentPartnership specialises in the promotion of responsible usage of agro-chemicals. They have trained youth and farmers at Awoja Riverside Farm.
AVSI
2016 – 2022First partnership: SKY (Skilling Youth for Employment in Agribusiness) — 500 youth skilled in horticulture. Second partnership: SAY (Skilling in Agri-preneurship for increased Youth employment) — 65 youth completed skilling in horticulture: open field and greenhouse.
Internship Institutions
2017 – presentBusitema University, Arapai Agricultural College (Soroti District), Wera Technical College (Amuria District), and Kasodo Technical College (Pallisa District). National Agriculture Instructors College – Abilonino (one of 32 farms selected nationally to host trainee agriculture instructors).
Numbers That Tell Our Story
Located in the Heart of Teso
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