MIT Solve

Solution Overview

Solution Name:

MODERN AGRICULTURE DEMONSTRATION FARM

One-line solution summary:

To teach communities modern agriculture techniques and value addition

Pitch your solution.

Most farmers currently are subsistence farmers using traditional farming techniques which limit the output and value addition. the farm will carryout problem resolving research on new products and agricultural techniques. so, it is this that the demonstration farm is trying to emphasize. Using the modern agricultural techniques, output will increase and communities will learn how to add value to their products, find market for their products hence better life and, social and economic empowerment of the communities.

What specific problem are you solving?

Education gap, income gap, gender gap, traditional agriculture, among others.

What is your solution?

Agriculture students of our institute will need practical skills to manage their funds. they will need new products and techniques of production, they will need to learn how to add value to their products. they will need a place to acquire this. the institute demonstration firm is the only solution to that.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

It creates awareness, adds knowledge, gives hands-on skills, gives avenue for practicing. offers them new products and agricultural techniques, a place for learning value addition, among others

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Support small-scale producers with access to inputs, capital, and knowledge to improve yields while sustaining productivity of land and seas

Explain how the problem, your solution, and your solution’s target population relate to the Challenge and your selected dimension.

Use of traditional methods of agriculture with low output hence stagnation in subsistence farming. the solution is targeted solution research for new products and modern agricultural techniques hence increased output and commercialization of farming. this is expected to increase income, reduce gender gap, reduce crime rates, reduce gender violence and empower communities socially and economically.

In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

Soroti, Uganda

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Concept: An idea being explored for its feasibility to build a product, service, or business model based on that idea

Who is the primary delegate for your solution?

Ms. Anne Adeke (Director)