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AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIASTES (AMA) UGANDA LTD A PARTNER IN HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT. FRED ERIA SSANGO. COMPANY PROFILE. Agribusiness Management Associates (AMA) Uganda Ltd is a fully registered Ugandan company with head office in Kampala. . MISSION STATEMENT.
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AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIASTES (AMA) UGANDA LTDA PARTNER IN HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT FRED ERIA SSANGO
COMPANY PROFILE • Agribusiness Management Associates (AMA) Uganda Ltd is a fully registered Ugandan company with head office in Kampala.
MISSION STATEMENT • To contribute to economic development on the African continent through delivery of high quality tailored services to agribusinesses.
INTERVENTION • TRAINING OF FARMERS IN GAP • 70% of Ugandan Fresh fruits and vegetable exporting companies have been trained • 40% of the companies trained are assisted to develop and adapt a traceability system • Export sales from these companies are expected to increase by over 50%.
SUPERVISORY SKILLS TRAINING • Over 100 middle-level managers trained in modern management skills • Cut Flower rejects due to poor quality expected to reduce by over 50% • Over 80% of farm workers have developed sense of farm ownership
PROJECT MANAGEMENT • AMA is mandated to manage Kasese Smallholder Income and Investment Program (KSIIP) • The overall goal is to raise the annual income of 2,284 small-scale growers in Kasese district by 400% • Over 5000 farmers have accessed directly KSIIP technical assistance
Over 500 farmers through contract farming have accessed inputs on soft loans • At least 50% of association members sold their product through group marketing and received 25% premium price
HOW TO ACHIEVE THE OVERALL GOAL • FOLLOW STRICT COMMERCIAL CRITERIA IN CROP AND PRODUCT SELECTION • SOURCE ECONOMIC QUANTITIES OF SELECTED PRODUCTS • SELL THROUGH ANNUAL CONTRACT MARKETING
EXPECTATIONS FROM THE COURSE • MORE UNDERSTANDING OF PPM&E • MORE UNDERSTANDING OF PROJECT FORMULATION, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND M&E • CURRENT APPROACHES IN PPM&E