📷 2025 Best Farmers competition launched
This year's theme of the competition is 'value addition', with an emphasis on both large-scale farmers and cooperatives.
The event started with a tour of Prime Agro Farms in Zirobwe. Rutah Ngabwa, the owner of the farm taking the guests around his farm. (Photos by Miriam Namutebi)
By Jacqueline Nakandi
Journalists @New Vision
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The 2025 Best Farmers competition has been launched today (Wednesday, April 16) at Prime Agro Farms in Zirobwe, Luweero district.
Some of the calves at Prime Agro Farms in Zirobwe.
The 11th edition was launched at a dairy farm owned by Rutah Ngabwa.
Rutah Ngabwa, the owner of the farm taking the guests around his farm.
This year's theme of the competition is 'value addition', with an emphasis on both large-scale farmers and cooperatives.
Some of the cows at Prime Agro Farms.
Gervase Ndyanabo, the Deputy Managing of Director Vision Group said previously that they have been awarding mainly small and medium-scale farmers because these are largely the majority of farmers in the country.
"This year again, we shall also profile cooperatives that are directly engaged in the agriculture value chain. In the Netherlands where we take these farmers, no farmer works individually. So, the purpose of profiling these cooperatives is to take them to the Netherlands so that they pick vital information for their members."
Rutah Ngabwa (left) guiding guests around the farm.
He, therefore, called upon all large-scale farmers, small and medium-scale farmers, and cooperatives across the country to send their nominations so that they compete.
During the event, several speakers thanked farmers for the job they do to feed the country.
The competitions are organised by Vision Group and sponsored by The Embassy of the Netherlands, KLM Airlines, dfcu Bank and Koudjis.
Some of the participates attend the event.
Dr Emma Naluyima, one of the Best Farmers competition judges speaking during the event.
Stevens Guido Koudijs Uganda country Manage making his remarks.
Lukia Otema, the KLM Country Manager addressing guests during the event.
Mathias Jumba, the head-Inttegrated Channels, dfcu Bank.
Gervase Ndyanabo, the Deputy Managing of Director Vision Group addressing guests during the event.
Deputy Ambassador Embassy of the Netherlands Joost van Ettro making his remarks.
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