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[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

What if farming could become smarter, faster and more resilient to climate change? 🌱

Modern agriculture is transforming how farmers grow, harvest and preserve food through innovation, precision and climate-smart solutions.
Smart sensors, drones and data analytics are already helping Ugandan farmers:
✅ Reduce waste
✅ Lower costs
✅ Increase yields
✅ Protect soil health

Mechanisation is also reducing labour and improving efficiency, while cold chain storage is helping farmers preserve quality and extend shelf life.
Solar-powered irrigation and processing are also enabling farmers to produce more sustainably using clean renewable energy.

Through @aBiDevt’s #GRASP programme, modern agriculture is no longer out of reach for Uganda’s smallholder farmers.
Are you ready for Lima Smart? 👇
#LimaSmart
#WeAreaBi
#aBiGrasp

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

Great question! @SNRKatokabo
Luckily, Uganda lies along the Equator, so the country receives abundant sunshine year-round.
Even during the wet season, the solar battery keeps the system running. A 100Ah battery, for example, can sustain the feeder operation for up to 4 days without any sunlight.

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

Your fish are stunted. Your feed is wasted. Your water is polluted.
There's a better way. #LimaSmart

Because manual feeding wastes 30–40% of fish feed. A solar powered automated fish feeder fixes this: feeding fish at the right time and in the right amounts, keeping water clean and preventing stunted growth. That's #modernfarming.

@aBiDevt's #GRASP program is promoting such modern farming among Uganda's smallholder farmers.

🎥 In this video series, Willy Katumwa, Director of Twave Ltd, explains what automatic fish feeders are, how they work, their advantages and why smallholder farmers should embrace this modern technology.
#LimaSmart
#aBiGrasp
#WeareaBi

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

A programmed circuit board. Embedded AI. Mathematical models.

This is what an automatic fish feeder uses to know exactly when and how much to feed your fish. 
It tracks fish growth, size, water quality and feed stock.

A shutter opens, releases the exact amount and closes. Precise and Automatic. This is modern fish farming.

 Willy Katumwa, Director of Twave Ltd, explains how it works. 👇
@aBiDevt is promoting modern farming practices among Uganda's smallholder farmers through #GRASP.
#LimaSmart
#aBiGrasp
#WeAreaBi

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

Happy Martyrs' Day

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@raedenvhero #LimaSmart

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

What does modern dairy farming look like in Uganda?
Coolers keeping milk fresh. Lactoscans testing quality on the spot. Tractors and generators powering it all.

@aBiDevt is making it happen, putting modern equipment in the hands of smallholder farmers in partnership with Uganda Crane Creameries Cooperative Union (UCCCU).
And they are going further. With @Heifer, they have launched a 3-year Green Dairy Investment Programme worth Shs14 billion ($4M) to reach 20,000+ farmers across Central & South Western Uganda to:
✅ Embrace advanced dairy technologies
✅ Adopt climate-smart dairy practices
✅ Build skills through training and hands-on support

Better milk. Better income. Better futures.
Uganda's #dairy revolution is here. Hear it straight from some of the beneficiaries. ⬇️
#LimaSmart
#WeAreABi
#aBiGrasp

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

Farmers are spending less on fertilizer but harvesting more. Here's why:

The Virtual Agronomist tells them exactly what their soil needs — nothing more, nothing less.
 Results farmers are seeing:
→ Higher yields
→ Lower input costs
→ Real-time guidance, no waiting for an agronomist to visit

Some are harvesting so much, storage is now the new problem. #AI isn't replacing farmers. It's making them faster and smarter.#LimaSmart

🎥 Watch Monalisa Mutesi narrate farmers’ testimonies, thanks to @AFAPPartnership’s AITU project supported by @aBiDevt  
🎥 https://t.co/AW4TVK1zDg

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#aBiGrasp

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

What if you didn't have to wait weeks to know what your soil needs?
 You don't have to. #LimaSmart

@iSDAAfrica’s Virtual Agronomist gives farmers instant answers on their phones: soil results, fertilizer advice, pest detection, weather forecasts, crop reminders — all in one tool.
 Better decisions. Faster action. Less loss.
@aBiDevt’s #GRASP is supporting smallholder farmers through @AFAPPartnership’s AITU project to implement this.

🎥 Watch Monalisa Mutesi explain how it works: https://t.co/AW4TVK1zDg

#WeAreaBi
#aBiGrasp
#LimaSmart

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

Why apply fertilizer blindly when your soil can tell you exactly what it needs? #LimaSmart
Wrong inputs = low yields. It's that simple.
AI-powered soil tools now help farmers:
→ Know exactly what nutrients are missing
→ Get precise fertilizer recommendations
→ Cut waste and cost
→ Protect soil long-term

This is what @aBiDev't is driving through the #GRASP project.

Watch @iSDAAfrica’s Monalisa Mutesi explain how this is being implemented through @AFAPPartnership’s AITU project supported by @aBiDevt 👇
🎥 https://t.co/AW4TVK1zDg

#WeAreaBi
#aBiGrasp
#LimaSmart

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

Farming in Uganda is embracing Artificial Intelligence.
 Through @iSDAAfrica’s Virtual Agronomist tool, smallholder farmers can now test soil health, get fertilizer recommendations, and connect to agro-dealers, using #AI, thanks to @aBiDevt & @AFAPPartnership’s AITU Project.

Watch Monalisa Mutesi, Last Mile Head at ISDA Uganda, break it down 👇
🎥 https://t.co/AW4TVK1zDg

#WeAreaBi
#aBiGrasp
#LimaSmart

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

To the Women who nurture, inspire, protect and love unconditionally. Thank you for making the world warmer and brighter everyday. We celebrate mothers everywhere.

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

What happens when the one crop you’ve grown for the entire season fails? You lose the harvest, money spent on inputs, and sometimes even food for your family. 🤔

#Cropdiversification offers a better and climate-smart alternative. By growing different crops on the same farm, either at the same time or across seasons, farmers can spread risk and avoid total loss when conditions change.

Beyond risk reduction, it improves soil health naturally, especially when legumes are included to fix #nitrogen, while also helping control pests and diseases with less reliance on synthetic chemicals.

With multiple crops on the farm, farmers can also still earn income and have food even if one crop performs poorly, making farms more resilient to climate challenges such as droughts, erratic rainfall and pest outbreaks.

Through its Green Agrifood Systems Program (#GRASP), aBi is actively promoting sustainable practices to empower smallholder farmers to build resilient livelihoods, improve productivity and contribute to a more sustainable agricultural future.

#LimaSmart
#abiGrasp
#WeareaBi
#ClimateSmartAgriculture

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

To the Labourers

Happy Labour Day

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

Quality agriculture inputs such as seeds and fertilizers plus expert guidance can transform a farmer’s harvest, but many smallholder farmers in Uganda still struggle to access them. Through the Agriculture Inputs & Technologies Uganda (AITU) project under the #GRASP programme, @aBiDevt is supporting @AFAPPartnership to bridge this gap.

With a credit guarantee model, agro-dealers, suppliers and cooperatives can stock more climate-smart inputs, making them easier for farmers to find and afford. Farmers are also benefiting from free soil testing to know what nutrients their soils need, helping them use the right fertilizer and improve yields while cutting costs.

The project also supports farmer trainings, field outreaches and demonstration gardens where farmers learn by seeing improved seeds and fertilizers perform in real conditions.

Watch @stuart_kazibwe, Senior Agronomist at @AFAPPartnership, as he explains how the AITU project is helping farmers grow smarter, increase productivity and build resilience.
#LimaSmart
#aBiGrasp
#WeareBi
#ClimateSmartAgriculture
@DKinUganda
@EUinUG
@equator_seeds
@GrainpulseUG
@NasecoSeeds

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

@DokitaSharon @kat_festo @CarolPrim3 @Uganda_Expozed @DokitaSharon We think you studied about Green House gases which are dangerous to our planet and cause global warming & climate change. Green house farming is a different concept & is resilient against climate change as your farming isn't dictated by weather. #LimaSmart

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

@IbraAddo @GyozlynB ♡💯

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

Thanks @kat_festo .. This is a good account of climate smart farming.#LimaSmart

[Festo Kato @kat_festo]

Today, I visited Circular Farm… and I’m still trying to understand whether I visited a farm or a soft life startup with crops.

I had my usual suspect, @CarolPrim3 and investor @Uganda_Expozed, we arrived ready to see farmers working. You know… people sweating, digging, dirty, etc. Instead, we found plants living better lives than some of us in Kampala.

These people have reduced farming stress to the point where even the crops look relaxed.

We were shown around, and they told, very casually, somehow, things seemed normal but then we looked around… and realized even that process is too organized. Everything has a system.

Apparently, from seed to harvest, everything is planned like a school timetable. No guesswork. No “let’s see how the rain behaves.”

And speaking of rain… they don’t even depend on it like the rest of us. There’s a solar-powered irrigation system doing the work twice a day, quietly like a responsible firstborn.

Then they showed us something that confused me, rotational planting. Crops are basically playing musical chairs. Today you’re here, tomorrow you’re there. Why? To manage pests and diseases.

So while in the village someone is fighting pests like it’s a personal war, here they’ve outsmarted them with planning.

Now let’s talk about soil.
Because me, I thought soil is just… soil. Apparently not.
This one is mixed with special components so it doesn’t harden. It stays soft, absorbs water properly, and keeps it there until the next round of water

And the space… Small area, but production is serious. High yield like they’re printing crops in bulk. No crowding, just efficiency.

At some point I even asked, “So where are the many workers?” They laughed. Turns out smart farming doesn’t need a whole extended family to function. It needs systems, schedules, and people can wake up knowing what they’re doing.

The biggest shock? They can farm all year round.

No waiting for Uganda’s two seasons like the rest of us waiting for salary. Rain or no rain, things are moving.
#LimaSmart | #aBiGrasp | @aBiDevt

[aBiDevt @aBiDevt]

@CarolPrim3 Congratulations to her. We shall provide advisory on climate smart agriculture in case she considers joining farming. #LimaSmart