Digital pathways to healthier diets: How Uganda’s agri-food MSMEs are reshaping food systems
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are emerging as powerful drivers of food systems transformation in Uganda. Through digital innovation, these enterprises are addressing persistent bottlenecks in agricultural value chains, making it easier for farmers to access quality inputs, receive exp...
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| author | Kikulwe, Enoch Ajambo, Susan Birachi, Eliud Ogutu, Sylvester Chege, Christine |
| author_browse | Ajambo, Susan Birachi, Eliud Chege, Christine Kikulwe, Enoch Ogutu, Sylvester |
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| description | Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are emerging as powerful drivers of food systems transformation in Uganda. Through digital innovation, these enterprises are addressing persistent bottlenecks in agricultural value chains, making it easier for farmers to access quality inputs, receive expert advice, and deliver nutritious foods to markets efficiently.
A 2022 scoping study by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, under the CGIAR Re-thinking Food Markets Initiative (work that is currently under the CGIAR Science Program on Better Diets and Nutrition), documented nearly 30 digital innovations led by MSMEs. These tools support a wide spectrum of agri-food functions from pre-planting to postharvest, with clear opportunities to improve the availability, accessibility and quality of foods to consumers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1804732026-01-23T07:12:50Z Digital pathways to healthier diets: How Uganda’s agri-food MSMEs are reshaping food systems Kikulwe, Enoch Ajambo, Susan Birachi, Eliud Ogutu, Sylvester Chege, Christine food systems uganda small and medium enterprises sistema alimentario women's participation participación de la mujer digital innovation innovación digital empresa pequeña y mediana uganda Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are emerging as powerful drivers of food systems transformation in Uganda. Through digital innovation, these enterprises are addressing persistent bottlenecks in agricultural value chains, making it easier for farmers to access quality inputs, receive expert advice, and deliver nutritious foods to markets efficiently. A 2022 scoping study by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, under the CGIAR Re-thinking Food Markets Initiative (work that is currently under the CGIAR Science Program on Better Diets and Nutrition), documented nearly 30 digital innovations led by MSMEs. These tools support a wide spectrum of agri-food functions from pre-planting to postharvest, with clear opportunities to improve the availability, accessibility and quality of foods to consumers. 2025-06-27 2026-01-23T07:12:50Z 2026-01-23T07:12:50Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180473 en Open Access Kikulwe, E.; Ajambo, S.; Birachi, E..; Ogutu, S.; Chege, C. (2025) Digital pathways to healthier diets: How Uganda’s agri-food MSMEs are reshaping food systems. [Blog post] Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Published online 27 June 2025. URL: https://alliancebioversityciat.org/stories/digital-pathways-healthier-diets-uganda-agri-food-msmes-reshaping-food-systems |
| spellingShingle | food systems uganda small and medium enterprises sistema alimentario women's participation participación de la mujer digital innovation innovación digital empresa pequeña y mediana uganda Kikulwe, Enoch Ajambo, Susan Birachi, Eliud Ogutu, Sylvester Chege, Christine Digital pathways to healthier diets: How Uganda’s agri-food MSMEs are reshaping food systems |
| title | Digital pathways to healthier diets: How Uganda’s agri-food MSMEs are reshaping food systems |
| title_full | Digital pathways to healthier diets: How Uganda’s agri-food MSMEs are reshaping food systems |
| title_fullStr | Digital pathways to healthier diets: How Uganda’s agri-food MSMEs are reshaping food systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digital pathways to healthier diets: How Uganda’s agri-food MSMEs are reshaping food systems |
| title_short | Digital pathways to healthier diets: How Uganda’s agri-food MSMEs are reshaping food systems |
| title_sort | digital pathways to healthier diets how uganda s agri food msmes are reshaping food systems |
| topic | food systems uganda small and medium enterprises sistema alimentario women's participation participación de la mujer digital innovation innovación digital empresa pequeña y mediana uganda |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180473 |
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