Maama Waw Women & Youth in Agriculture Summit & Expo 2026
The Maama Waw Women & Youth in Agriculture Summit & Expo 2026 is a landmark event bringing together women, youth, agri-preneurs, policymakers, and industry leaders to drive conversations and action around agriculture in Africa.
Hosted by the Maama Waw Foundation, this maiden edition is focused on unlocking opportunities, sharing knowledge, and strengthening networks that will empower women to take the lead in securing Africa’s food systems.
Theme: Rising Women in Agriculture: Securing Africa's Food Future.
- Venue: Makerere University
- Dates: 24th – 26th November 2026
- Participants: 500+ women and youth from across Uganda
Summit & Expo
Eco Tour Experience
Our Virtues
Urban Farming Demonstration Farm
Under our farm, maintain a specialized site used to showcase new
agricultural technologies, crops, or sustainable practices to farmers and
stakeholders through hands-on, practical learning. Our demonstration firm targets urban residents
mainly the urban women on how to utilize the small pieces of land they own to
derive sustainability.
Urban farming enables one to grow food, and
sometimes rare small animals like rabbits on a small piece of land and within
the city. At our demonstration farm we are also engaged in Agri-Tourism (where
small teams come in to be trained) and seedling production.
Agri-Business Week
This is an international activity that the foundation hosts on annual basis in partnership with various organizations but mainly WAW – GHANA and MAAMA-WAW foundation as our strategic partners.
Women
in Agribusiness Week (WAW) intends directly creates opportunities for women to
unlock the financial, technological, and leadership resources necessary to
scale their businesses and contribute to a climate-resilient future. This event
helps catalyze women’s leadership in Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) and ensure
that women’s voices are at the forefront of shaping the future of agriculture in
Africa.
Agri-Processing & Input Supply Subsidy
Our foundation in partnership with MAAMA-WAW
foundation venture into supporting Women in Agriculture especially the Women Coffee farmers to transform their
raw coffee into finished or
semi-finished products, significantly increasing market value, reducing
post-harvest losses, and boosting incomes.
In addition, the
foundation runs a Turkey project distributes high breed of turkeys to its beneficiaries
in areas of Wakiso and Kakumiro District. At the foundation, registered women
farmers continue to be supported with input supply like seedlings, Manure and
pest sides.
Farmer Training & Advisory
Because knowledge is power, we focus on agricultural knowledge enhancement and ensure farmers make informed decisions that enhance productivity and sustainability.
By providing training and Information, Education and Communication materials (IEC), we aim to equip farmers with the skills and knowledge necessary to improve their agricultural practices. In our trainings, we emphasize Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices to boost productivity, enhance resilience and reduce Green House Gas Emissions (GHG).
