#GRASPandAAGIF

'GRASP finds its roots in its direct relevance to 'The World We Share,' addressing climate crises by empowering farmers to adapt. It solidifies aBi's role as a robust partner for private-sector agricultural business development, bridging the gap between producers and markets.'

.Mona B M Ssebuliba Under #UPSIDE the Net Annual Household Income increased at 66% (35% female) for MFI/Banks clients and 43% (30% female) for SACCOs. This is attributed to project interventions as smallholder farmers accessed credit and used it to undertake productive enterprises.

Under #UPSIDE aBi Finance

· Created over 300,000 jobs.
· Added US$154m additional income to beneficiaries.
· Reached 2.2m farmers, 70% of whom are women
· Added US$5m value of green loans.

With #GRASPandAAGIF , these figures will definitely increase.

FIRESIDE: I visited a farmer organisation in Denmark. Extension services were provided by these organisations. Which is not the case here. It worked there and it should work here as well. If only the public and private sectors worked collaboratively to attain this. #GRASPandAAGIF

Day 2 of #GRASPandAAGIF learning event is underway at Speke Resort Munyonyo. Today's discussions are focusing on MSMEs and financial institutions active in agriculture. We are putting agri-finance into action.

Thank you Denmark in Uganda. The support extended to the sector through like minded organisations is getting coffee to the 20-million-bag milestone.

The #GRASP programme launched and supported by Denmark in Uganda is very important towards Climate Smart Agriculture and improve Climate Change centered Agribusiness. Youth ought to embrace this CSA approach, climate change is real. Signe Winding Albjerg EU in Uganda
#RDEYouthSoundingBoard

UG farmers face serious climate change impacts. Proud of DK/EU's 66.8bn UGX support via Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi) for sustainable agriculture. Our UGACOF visit highlights progress & challenges. Together we aim for green, inclusive growth. EU in Uganda @DKambUganda #DKinUganda #TeamEurope 🇩🇰🇺🇬🇪🇺

“There’s a strong and urgent need to support Uganda’s agriculture to increase productivity and respond to climate change. Denmark is proud to continue more than ten years of support to Ugandan agriculture through aBi Finance and Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi)”~Signe Winding Albjerg

#GRASPandAAGIF

This morning, we launched two new programmes at aBi designed to tackle the challenges of climate change. Denmark in Uganda & EU in Uganda, our steadfast partners, have been pivotal in the realisation of this day. #GRASPandAAGIF

To the people whose labour makes today worthwhile, Happy Labour Day

#WeareaBi

Harvesting stories of change. This mini documentary series, brought to you with support from Denmark in Uganda will be coming to a screen near you very soon. #UPSIDE

Recycling is not the problem, it is the policies around it. The cars for instance need a cut off age and this should be upheld. Durability is not as it used to be. And whatever breaks down is getting thrown around all the time. These things get into land fills. - Mona B M Ssebuliba

If there is anything I would like for you to take away from here, then it should be keep learning, have the right data and invest in partnerships. Mona B M Ssebuliba speaking to Rotary International this afternoon. #99thDistrictConference

Taking the #ESG conversation to Rotary International. Concerns of mitigation, adaptation and biodiversity conservation featured prominent as Mona B M Ssebuliba spoke to demystifying the terms used around climate change.

FINSCOPE 2023 report sheds light on financial service uptake. For the first time, Green finance was included, revealing 11% awareness among Ugandans. Notably, only 22% borrow for green Agribusiness projects out of the 38% in Agribusiness loans. Full Report fsduganda.or.ug/finscope-ugand…

Target: Mobilizing over USD$8.8m to establish a national coffee registry & traceability system as part of country's effort to comply with the new EUDR regulation & safeguard the EU market. UCDA EU in Uganda Denmark in Uganda

Stakeholders meeting to mobilize resources for compliance to the EUDR Regulation Serena Ehrlich Kla. Objective is to ensure continued access to the EU market thru fast tracking the registration of all coffee value chain actors & mapping of coffee farms across the country UCDA EU in Uganda

Climate change has worsened the droughts; which have allowed aflatoxins to thrive in the soil. At aBi we have moved towards curbing this by empowering farmers to manage the effects of climate change. We are pleased the uptake of green finance is going up as noted in #FinScopeUg23