FARMERS' DIALOGUE

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OUR VISION

  • Where farmers renew their calling to feed the world.
  • Where Science and Economics are geared to human need.
  • To build farmer to farmer links across national boundaries and across set ways of thinking.
  • To create fresh perspectives for our industry.
  • To help farmers see themselves as an immediate road out of poverty for their community.
  • To encourage the consumption of locally grown food.
  • To strike a proper balance between farming and forestry in maintaining our soils.

The International Farmers’ Dialogue Conference started on 5 May at Rest Gardens Training Center in Bweyogerere in the Eastern part of Kampala. In his welcome speech Jamil Ssebalu, President of Farmers’ Dialogue Africa, welcomed participants and introduced the theme of the conference Responding to the Challenge of feeding Africa.

80 farmers, mostly women, met in Muheza, situated in the North-East of Tanzania, from April 27-28, invited by the Farmers dialogue local team. The District Commissioner opened the meeting, with the Director of the Agricultural District Services and the Chairman of the Council of Muheza.

The East African Farmers’ Dialogue will take place in Uganda at Rest Gardens, Bweyogerere, 12 kms east of Kampala on the Uganda-Kenya Highway, from May 5 -9 2010.