Kicking Off Season 2 at the Mbarara Farm

We’re pleased to report that Season 2 is underway at our Mbarara Farm in Uganda! This season we have planted soya seeds at the farm through a combination of hand and machine planting, and so far, with weather predictions, we are expecting higher than average...

Planting in Uganda

Fresh off the heels of our first harvest this year, our team is back at it this week planting seeds for our second season. We began planting this week and will continue into next week. All of our seeds were inoculated with rhizobium and then planted within 6 hours of...

Harvest Season is Underway at the Mbarara Farm!

Harvest season is underway for the World Food Bank at our Mbarara Farm in Uganda! Both our maize and our soya crops are outperforming expectations. Farmer training is still ongoing at the farm, and we are pleased to report that we’re now working with more than...

Fighting Fall Armyworm at Mbarara Farm

Nine days after planting the seeds at our farm in Uganda this spring, our team on the ground, led by our farm managers Daniel Murunga and Dan Kilimani, headed out into the field to inspect the germination process. At an initial glance, the team saw something...

WFB Launches Mbarara Farm Site in Uganda!

We are delighted to announce that Phase 1 of development at our new 300- acre test farm site is underway in Mbarara, Uganda.  We completed the clearing, plowing, harrowing and seeding just in time for the rainy season, which came a little early this year. Our...