Magado Ronald(left), NADIFA Coordinator and Butamanya Johnson (right), NADIFA chairman with their award

Nakasongola District Farmers Association (NADIFA) a former beneficiary of MATF grants, won an award in the central region category for promoting good governance, excellent association management practices, membership development, ability to raise funds, efficient operation costs, sustainable business strategy and leadership practices.

The event which was officially graced by Hon. Syda Bbumba, the Minister of finance, planning and economic development in Uganda, took place in November 2009 in Kampala, Uganda. This award attracted over 400 nominations from at least 50 key districts of Uganda.

This is the second year that the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) is recognising the role played by networks such as business associations, community groups operating from Village, Sub County, District and National level and cooperatives in nurturing and strengthening the competitiveness of small and medium business enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda.

An oven (left) used to bake cookies, cakes and bread (right) at NADIFA cassava factory

Through such collaborations small firms can achieve competitive advantage and also gain access to the necessary resources for business start-ups, growth and success. As a growing economy there is need to encourage formation of long term relationships that rely on the incentives of repeated interactions in order to overcome institutional failure and make significant contributions to productivity, exports and growth.

For further details contact:

NAKASONGOLA DISTRICT FARMERS ASSOCIATION
P.O BOX 1 NAKASONGOLA UGANDA
TEL: +256 414629002
MOB: +256 772 455427
E-MAIL:nadifaug@yahoo.com