About AAAwards
Agriculture, Business & innovations for Development
The Annual Agricultural Awards is a platform that recognizes and honors the tireless efforts of individuals, organizations, and stakeholders who have made significant strides in advancing sustainable agriculture, improving food security, and driving rural development. This year, we aim to amplify our impact by collaborating with forward-thinking organizations like yours, whose commitment to the agricultural system aligns with our vision of a thriving and sustainable future. The 3rd edition of AA-Awards will bring together the entire Agriculture Sector value chain actors and sector players to one main platform with the aim of recognizing Excellency, appreciating, inspiring and motivating for sustainable Agriculture and Agribusiness development.
The Annual Agricultural Awards are designed to highlight the importance of agricultural development in line with the 2014 African Union Malabo Declaration, which emphasizes the need to prioritize agriculture. These awards recognize our agricultural journey over the years and celebrate individuals, organizations, districts, agencies, and companies that have consistently and effectively contributed to advancing agriculture in Uganda.
The awards focus on, though are not limited to, areas such as agricultural communication, scientific initiatives, extension services, agritech innovations, research, financing, education, and other related sectors. Individuals and entities working in these areas are eligible for nomination.
The overall aim of the Awards is to provide a national platform for the Recognition, Motivation, inspiration, identification and exposure of Ugandans Contributing to the development of the Agriculture Sector.
The specific objectives are to:
- Recognise the past efforts played by various personalities, and entities in the Agriculture Revolution since independence.
- Showcase and appreciate role models in the agriculture sector.
- Profile best players and unsung heroes.
- Encourage all stakeholders to participate actively in sector development for better future.
- Motivate and Inspire tomorrow’s agro Heroes and Champions to understand that Agriculture is the future.
- Ensure a sustainable Culture of appreciating unsung heroes in the sector.
- Create a competitive agriculture sector to ensure transparent and good service delivery in Uganda
- Launch Agritech awards towards motivating innovation.
The AAA Prizes will vary to a category, these will range from Medals, plagues, Farm implements, animals, certificates, learning trips, land, and many others.(as committed by the selection committee and partners at the selection level but rather depend on a decision reached by selection committee drawn from various sectors and fields of expertise).
Here the jury will select a group of 10 extra ordinary personalities that will be recognized for their contribution to the development of the agriculture sector.
A committee to vet the awardees has been already been composed, experts have been drawn from various areas, platforms organizations and districts to vet and go through the nominated persons. These include: policy makers, experienced scientists, extension agencies, farmers, research, private sector and media among others.
A budget is attached for possible sponsorship.
