Efficient water management is central to climate-smart agriculture — enabling farmers to produce more with less while protecting natural resources.
Key Stories This Month
GIZ Director General for Africa Visits Omia Agribusiness: Showcasing Resilience and Innovation in West Nile
OADG had the honour of hosting a high-level delegation from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), led by Country Director James Macbeth Forbes and Director General for Africa Petra Warnecke, at the head office in Arua, followed by visits to retail outlets.
Discussions explored the private sector’s critical role in sustaining and scaling development interventions, with shared recognition that long-term agricultural impact depends on models that are both community-driven and commercially viable.
- High-level GIZ delegation received at OADG Arua HQ & retail outlets
- Explored private-sector sustainability of development models
- Identified collaboration in value chain & climate resilience
- Omia Foods highlighted as a commercially-viable market linkage brand
Expanding Horizons at Macfrut: Strengthening Our Expertise in the Fruits and Vegetables Industry
OADG participated in the Macfrut Trade Fair, one of the world’s leading platforms for the horticulture industry, as part of a broader strategy to deepen technical understanding, expand market access, and strengthen our position within global agribusiness value chains.
The fair created space to explore innovations in post-harvest handling, cold chain logistics, export compliance, and irrigation technologies. Key engagements focused on strengthening export readiness and value addition for smallholder farmers.
- Participated in Macfrut — a leading global horticulture trade fair
- Explored post-harvest handling, cold chain & irrigation innovations
- Gained insights into evolving global market standards
- Pursued export-readiness collaborations for farmers’ produce
Omia Agribusiness Empowers Small Farmer Groups with Solar Irrigation Systems
In partnership with DanChurchAid (DCA), OADG successfully installed five state-of-the-art solar irrigation systems for smallholder farmer groups in Limu, Ambia Odobu, Nyaranga, and Bavule.
Harnessing harvested rainwater from community dams, the systems provide a reliable, climate-smart solution enabling year-round cultivation — strengthening off-season production and improving livelihoods in areas where water scarcity has historically limited agricultural productivity.
- 5 solar irrigation systems installed across 4 communities
- Partnership with DanChurchAid (DCA)
- Enables year-round farming via harvested rainwater from community dams
- Promotes food security, household income & environmental sustainability
Omia Agribusiness Secures Strategic Impact Investments to Strengthen Inclusive Food Systems in Uganda
OADG has received strategic investment from Acumen — marking Acumen’s third investment in East Africa under its Forcibly Displaced People Lens Investing Programme — reflecting growing confidence in Omia’s model for delivering inclusive, market-based agricultural solutions in fragile and displacement-affected contexts.
The Bayer Foundation and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) have also launched first investments under the Food Systems Innovation Finance Facility, directly reaching tens of thousands of smallholder farmers, including women and refugee communities.
- Acumen’s 3rd East Africa investment secured by OADG
- Bayer Foundation & UNCDF Food Systems Facility investment received
- Reaches tens of thousands of smallholders, women & refugees
- Bridges humanitarian priorities with commercially-viable agribusiness
Providing markets for farmers’ produce while ensuring safe and affordable food for consumers — aggregating demand from vendors, hotels, schools and exporters.
- Fresh Vegetables
- Fresh Fruits
- Fresh Eggs
- Fresh Chicken
- Grains & Cereals
