Latest Engagement · 14 August 2026

EMESA Engages ADEFO-MAP2 Project to Advance Digital Agriculture

EMESA joined the ADEFO-MAP2 partnership in Soroti to demonstrate how digital agricultural solutions can strengthen timely information, decision-making, market access, financial services, and agricultural value chains for smallholder farmers.

From dialogue to practical demonstration

Connecting digital tools with real agricultural settings

The engagement began with EMESA showcasing its digital agriculture solutions to members of the ADEFO-MAP2 partnership. It then moved into the field at Aminit Agro Forestry Centre, where participants could see and interact with the technology in practice.

The four-year Ateker Development Foundation Multi-Actor Partnership Phase 2 (ADEFO-MAP2), funded by Sign of Hope and BMZ with local partners including SOCADIDO, supports smallholder farmers across Ngora, Kaberamaido, Kapelebyong, Katakwi, Soroti District, and Soroti City.

This engagement advances collaboration among technology providers, farmers, financial institutions, markets, and agricultural service providers toward a more inclusive, productive, and digitally enabled agricultural sector.

Location
Soroti, Uganda
Field demonstration
Aminit Agro Forestry Centre
Programme
ADEFO-MAP2 · 2025–2029
Project support
Sign of Hope and BMZ
Partner engagement in Soroti

Digital agriculture in the room

EMESA presented practical ways digital tools can improve agricultural information, decision-making, market access, financial services, and value-chain efficiency.

Facilitated session

Presenting digital agriculture solutions

Engagement overview

Partners gather around shared priorities

Participants

Following the partner discussion

Discussion

Explaining the digital opportunity

Digital tools

Connecting information to action

Partner dialogue

Bringing perspectives into the conversation

Presentation

Working through practical applications

Exchange

Listening across the partnership

Meeting room

A shared space for collaboration

Practical demonstration at Aminit

Digital agriculture in the field

At Aminit Agro Forestry Centre under SOCADIDO, participants interacted with the technology in a real agricultural setting and connected the meeting-room discussion to practical use.

Field discussion

Connecting the system to local practice

Briefing

Explaining the field demonstration

Site inspection

Reading the demonstration landscape

Observation

Exchanging practical field insights

Documentation

Recording observations in the field

On-site briefing

Moving from concept to demonstration

Partner briefing

Understanding the field context

Mobile access

Using digital tools in the demonstration area

Information review

Exploring field information together

Tool demonstration

Showing how the mobile experience works

Partner review

Discussing information in context

Digital advisory

Putting agricultural information in hand

Plot inspection

Walking through the demonstration area

Plot explanation

Connecting field conditions with digital insight

Advisory review

Examining information where it is used

Field team

Partners gathered around the demonstration

Featured Engagement · August 2026

EMESA × Makerere Innovation and Incubation Center

A visual record of a strategic proposal session exploring how research, digital innovation, capacity development, and commercialization can strengthen smart agriculture in Uganda.

Strategic engagement

Building a shared innovation pathway

EMESA and MIIC representatives concluded a proposal discussion focused on university–industry collaboration and practical innovation for agriculture.

Inside the session

Listening, learning and aligning

Team preparation

Turning ideas into an actionable proposal

Engagement moments

Dialogue in action

Working sessions brought together institutional expertise and EMESA’s field perspective.

EMESA presentation

Sharing the organization’s foundation and reach

Knowledge exchange

Reviewing MIIC’s innovation and incubation capabilities

The discussion covered expertise spanning research, emerging technology, product development, policy, and enterprise acceleration.

Leadership moment

Representing EMESA’s vision for smart agriculture

The proposal in pictures

A framework for collaboration

Key presentation materials from the engagement, preserved as a clear visual record of the ideas discussed.

Proposal overview

Strategic Partnership Proposal under the IDIA programme

Institutional profile

Who MIIC is

Capability

MIIC core services

Competitive advantage

Multidisciplinary expertise

Contribution

What MIIC brings

Programme

The IDIA accelerator model

Framework

Six proposed collaboration areas

Value creation

Mutual benefits

Future focus

Deliverables and expected outcomes

Closing message

Ready to explore the next step

Organization profile

Who we are and how we serve

Official EMESA information graphics presenting our purpose, farmer value proposition, focus areas, and digital agribusiness partnerships.

EMESA at a glance

Vision, mission, values and focus areas

A concise overview of the principles and practical priorities guiding EMESA’s work with farmers.

Farmer value

About EMESA and why farmers choose us

Smart advisory, market linkage, financial linkage, and climate-smart solutions designed around farmer outcomes.

Purpose

Smart agriculture vision and mission

Transforming agriculture through affordable technology, practical training, and reliable market access.

Connected ecosystem

Our digital agribusiness partners

Collaboration across green enterprise, advisory, financial technology, and direct market access.

How we work

Our core values in the EMESA office

Farmer First, Innovation, Integrity, Sustainability, and Excellence guide our daily decisions and partnerships.

Digital agriculture

Systems that connect farms, markets and intelligence

Two practical digital pathways featured in EMESA’s current ecosystem.

Market systems

Digital Agri-Marketing Schemes

A connected ecosystem linking farmers, cooperatives, markets, finance, logistics, research, and digital services.

Sat2Farm access

Take satellite intelligence to the field

Scan the official QR code with a phone camera to begin Sat2Farm registration.

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Community archive

More from the field

Published programme images continue to load from EMESA’s existing media system.