Lifting Farmers Out Of Poverty With Bikes, Loans, And Oxen

Subsistence farmers in Uganda face an impossible situation: Lacking transportation to get to markets, which are miles away from their villages, the amount of product they can sell is limited. And that means they don’t have the resources to buy farming equipment that could help them produce more.

That’s the issue Cycle Connect targets. The company loans farmers money to buy bicycles they can use to travel to markets, schools or other places, as well as to purchase farming equipment, to help boost their yield. “We’re equipping farmers in Uganda with the tools and knowledge needed to increase their income and lift themselves out of poverty,” says CEO

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