Fred Kabi, Senior Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Production - BHEARD Uganda Innovation Scholars Program: Fred's Story

Professor Fred Kabi is a professor and scientist based out of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at Makerere University, Uganda. This short video shares his journey through the Michigan State University and Makerere University partnership in the Borlaug Higher Education for Agriculture Research and Development Program. Professor Fred Kabi knew unique opportunities were presenting themselves within the agricultural sector of Uganda with mobile technologies becoming omnipresent. His project tackled the question, “How might we help Ugandan smallholder farmers gain access to international Certified Organic markets (worth >$100 billion USD)?”

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