Empowering A Next Generation of Farmers

Fighting poverty by EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE

At TOUCEO, we believe that farming can be more than survival — it can be an opportunity to thrive. That’s why we created the TOUCEO Young Farmers Initiative, a structured program that helps underprivileged youth build skills, start their own farms, and contribute to their communities.

🌱 The Four Main Types of Farming in Uganda

Uganda’s diverse agricultural landscape supports various types of farming. TOUCEO supports and promotes these main categories, particularly among young people, to develop skills, create livelihoods, and inspire sustainable change.

This is the most common type of farming in Uganda. Families grow crops and raise livestock mainly for home consumption. It’s basic, traditional, and often lacks access to modern tools or training.
🔹 TOUCEO’s Role: We equip young farmers with basic agricultural knowledge, tools, and improved seeds to help them increase yields, improve nutrition, and earn a surplus to support education and healthcare.

Here, farming is done on a larger scale, with the goal of generating income. It often involves cash crops like coffee, cotton, sugarcane, and maize.
🔹 TOUCEO’s Role: We train youth in farming as a business — introducing value addition, market research, cooperative marketing, and access to buyers. We encourage graduates of our young farmers’ program to transition from subsistence to commercial farming.

This involves growing crops and raising animals on the same piece of land — a method that balances food production, income, and soil health.
🔹 TOUCEO’s Role: Our hub-based youth programs introduce mixed farming systems as a sustainable model. We teach young farmers how to manage integrated farms, use animal waste as fertilizer, and diversify income sources.

This includes the intensive cultivation of fruits, vegetables, and flowers, often close to urban centres for quick sale.
🔹 TOUCEO’s Role: We support youth-led gardens that supply local markets and schools with nutritious produce. Through mentorship and small grants, we empower young women especially to venture into horticulture as a reliable business.

Transforming Lives

🎯 Our Current Focus: Scaling Young Farmers in Animal Husbandry & Crop Production

Right now, TOUCEO is focused on scaling up the efforts of existing young farmers particularly in the areas of animal husbandry and crop production. These are the backbone of rural farming communities in Uganda and offer the most immediate path to income generation, improved household nutrition, and long-term self-reliance.
We work with youth who have already shown initiative and commitment those who are driven, teachable, and trusted members of their communities. With your support, we are helping them expand their existing farms, improve their methods, and build sustainable agribusinesses.

Animal Husbandry

We support young farmers in raising goats, poultry, pigs, and cattle not just for home use, but as scalable enterprises. Training includes;

  • Animal Shelter Construction
  • Disease Prevention
  • Feeding
  • Breeding
  • Record keeping
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Crop Production

We help young farmers upgrade from basic subsistence crops to improved farming of maize, beans, vegetables, and fruits.
We believe that by strengthening what is already working, we can create faster and more sustainable change.
Training include;

  • Soil Management
  • Seed Selection
  • Pest Control
  • Small Scall Irrigation
  • Book Keeping
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We give them tools to succeed

  • Build animal shelters and demonstration farms
  • Access clean water and start irrigation projects
  • Sell their produce and reinvest in their farms.
  • Gain confidence, independence, and purpose

👩🏽‍🌾 Empowering Uganda’s Next Generation of Farmers

Through the TOUCEO Young Farmers Initiative, we are turning rural youth into future-ready farmers who understand both tradition and innovation.

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  • “I have been set to succeed”

    TOUCEO believed in my small goat project. Now I have built a better shelter, learned to breed properly, and I sell to local markets.”
    Brenda,
    Age 19, Young mum, School Drop-out
Do you want to know ….

How the Young Farmers Innitiatives Work (YFI)!.

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🌍 Why Farmers Around the World Should Join Us

You understand the value of hard work, land, and livestock. You know what it means to start small and grow something meaningful. Imagine what your experience, encouragement, or equipment could do for a young farmer in Uganda.

We invite global farmers, co-ops, agricultural companies, and supporters to:

  • 🌟 Sponsor a young farmer to scale their project
  • 🚜 Donate livestock tools, seeds, or farming gear
  • 🧑🏽‍🏫 Mentor youth online or support training sessions
  • 🌱 Support TOUCEO’s animal and crop production programs

Whether you’re in Africa, Europe, Asia, or the America, your involvement can plant seeds that will grow for generations.

💚 Let’s Cultivate Change Together

Together, we can turn simple farms into sustainable businesses, and transform struggling youth into community leaders. Farming is not just about food it’s about dignity, independence, and hope.

🌱 Support TOUCEO’s Farming Initiatives Today

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