Judith Bakirya

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Judith Bakirya is a Ugandan permaculture farmer. She was named one of the BBC's 100 Women for 2019. [1]

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Early life and education

Bakirya was born in the Bugosa District of Uganda, and raised on a farm, though she did not initially intend to be a farmer. [2] As a child, in addition to working on her family's farm, Bakirya and her sisters attended school, thanks to the assistance of her father, a chief. [2] Her success at her primary school qualified her for a scholarship to the prestigious secondary school, Mt St Mary's College Namagunga, something no other student at her school had accomplished. [2] From there, she qualified for a government scholarship to attend university, and earned a Masters in health and development from Birmingham University in the UK. [2]

Career

In 2000, Bakirya quit her job at an NGO in order to return to farming. [3] Using her savings and a small loan from the village Savings and Loans Association, she founded Busaino Fruits & Trees . [2] In 2014, she won the Best Farmers competition sponsored by Vision Group, the Netherlands Embassy in Uganda, KLM Airlines and dfcu Bank. [4] The prize included a chance to exhibit at the Source of the Nile Agriculture Show [4] and to attend agricultural exhibitions in the Netherlands. [5] After this, she opened her own exhibition centre for traditional medicine and culture in Uganda's Jinja District. [6] In 2017, she began the National Agro-Tourism Institute in Jinja to further promote Ugandan agro-tourism and education. [7]

Bakirya now runs Busaino Fruits & Trees as an agro-heritage fruit farm of more than 1,000 acres, with a heavy emphasis on agro-tourism and education regarding environmentally sustainable farming practices. [2] In 2019, this work led to her recognition as one of the BBC's "100 Women" for the year.

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References

  1. ↑ "BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Judith Bakirya: The Ugandan Farmer Cultivating More than Just Fruit". She Inspires Her. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "'You can make money and preserve the environment'". BBC Sport. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Jinja Agriculture Supplement: Best farmers to exhibit in Jinja". New Vision: Uganda's Leading Daily. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Amsterdam flower fair impresses Ugandan farmers". New Vision: Uganda's Leading Daily. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "How awards changed farmers' lives". New Vision: Uganda's Leading Daily. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Launch of the Agro-Tourism Institute at Busaino Fruit Trees & Herbs". Resource Center for the Africa Agribusiness Academy. 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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